
Technical Details
Blend | Albarino |
Winemaker | Ian Brand |
Country | US |
Region | California Central Coast |
Appellation | Monterey County |
Vineyard | Kristy Vineyard |
Farming Method | Sustainable |
La Marea Albarino Kristy Vineyard 2019
Other Whites | US
$17.95 $30.00 - 750mL
La Marea is made by Ian Brand of Le P’tit Paysan, a tiny winery focused on single vineyard Spanish varietals “rooted in the sea, the soil and the sea air”. Brand believes Monterey and San Benito to be some of the most ideally suited climates in California for Spanish varietals like Albariño, Grenache (Garnacha), and Mourvedre (Monastrell). He’s all about picking at lower Brix (lower sugars), native yeast and little to no oak.
You MUST try this wine (especially at our price we scored!) and get out of the Sauvignon Blanc rut -- cool, crisp, minerally and highly complex, with killer acidity and zip. The Kristy Vineyard grows on the western bench over the Salinas River on the broken sediment of ancient sea beds where it is exposed to the consistent cooling winds off Monterey Bay. Kristy is a special one, because Albariño in the vineyard reaches full phenological ripeness at low potential alcohol and bright natural acidity later in the season.
$17.95! $107.70 a 6-PACK, w/ free ground shipping, of course! While it lasts!
Technical Details
Blend | Albarino |
Winemaker | Ian Brand |
Country | US |
Region | California Central Coast |
Appellation | Monterey County |
Vineyard | Kristy Vineyard |
Farming Method | Sustainable |
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Reviews
Wine Enthusiast
Rainy cement, Meyer lemon rind and very tight apple aromas show on the nose of this single-vineyard expression. The palate shows both brisk, sizzling acidity and warmer tones of baked pear, with a taut texture holding firm into the bubblegum-kissed finish.