Albariño

Martin Codax 2006

Just when I though I’d tasted just about every Spanish Albariño in Australia, two more pop onto my desk. That’s not quite true, I know there are at least two others I haven’t seen, but thats just semantics. This is another very good wine in the $30 price bracket, I don’t think anyone could complain about the range of Spanish whites that are available in this price bracket these days.

The wine is named after one of Galicia’s oldest known minstrels, and to celebrate this guy’s work you get some sheet music on the (synthetic) cork. Its bass clef on this bottle. I gave it a go on the ol’ Fender Jazz, but it’s not really my thing. The wine is tho.

An elegant nose of peach and pear with some jasmine and waxy lemon peel. Its feels quite delicate and lightly textured in the mouth, but look a bit deeper and you’ll find there is a strong acid backbone. I’d say that this is made in a fairly straight forward way that lets the fruit do all the talking, i.e. without out any lees stirring etc. White peach, lime and apple with a touch of passion fruit. A tidy finish with some chalky minerals. Far too easy to drink, there should be a warning on the label. 90 Pts