Adegas Gran Vinum Seleccion Especial Albarino - 2024 (750ml)

Made from 100% Albariño, grown on 50-year-old, estate-grown vines.  Only free run juice was fermented in both stainless steel tanks and large neutral oak fuder.  The wine was aged on its fine lees for 6+ months after fermentation.

95 point Wine Review Online

This wine is among the very best renditions of Albarino from Rias Baixas in almost every vintage, and 2024 is no exception. It is certainly a standout in terms of physical density, but the real key to its success is not its “size” but rather how driving and persistent its flavors prove to be. Purity of fruit is another key, and the notes of orchard fruits with citrus edging are utterly delicious. But again, the wine’s linear energy is truly remarkable by comparison to the many good - but merely good - wines made every year in Rias Baixas. That’s not intended as a knock on the region’s wines (it is borderline amazing that an area with such high rainfall makes such consistently tasty wines) so much as an indication that this is truly something special. The spectacular finish was easy to sense when tasting it on its own, but when re-tasting it along with spicy fried rice, the aftertaste of the wine outlasted the lingering flavors of the food. Trust me - I’ve got the score right on this, even though many reviewers seem to subconsciously impose a “ceiling” on the scores they’ll accord to Albarino, just as one very rarely sees a score of 95 for Sauvignon Blancs from anywhere. This is state-of-the-art juice. - Michael Franz May 2025