2007 Pazo de Senorans Blanco Seleccion Anada
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Pale straw. Very elegant with some real bottle-age interest on the nose. Masses of acidity but good mouthfilling fruit too – even if it is still relatively unformed at eight years old! Just a tad musty on the end but reasonably pungent and much more concentrated than the average Albariño. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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The 2007 Selección de Añada is an Albariño that was created by fluke as they left a batch of wine in a vat for a long time and then realized the wine improved greatly. They now replicate that process and keep the wine in stainless steel vats for a minimum of 30 months and one more year in bottle before it's sold. It has a very young color, with some green tints and a nose of subtle smoke and yeasts, ripe yellow fruit and some flowers and spices, a really beautiful and Albariño nose. The palate reveals a very balanced wine with good acidity, more integrated, time in contact with the lees has mellowed it down and assembled all components, giving it a great sense of harmony, ending with a faint bitter finish. This is ready now, but should keep in bottle, as 2007 seems to be a very complete vintage. 16,000 bottles produced.
(aged for 34 months on its lees in stainless steel tanks and then held back for another three years before release!): Light gold. Potent, mineral-accented honeysuckle and citrus and orchard fruit aromas show remarkable freshness for the wine's age. Picked up a waxy nuance with air that strongly reminded me of a top-end dry Loire chenin blanc. Tightly wound, energetic lemon/lime and green apple flavors flesh out with air and show excellent depth, with zero excess fat. Finishes on a suave floral note, with lingering stoniness and a hint of bitter pear skin. The yields for this wine were reportedly between 12 and 15 hectoliters per hectare.