Stephen Ross 2019 Albarino
2019 Steven Ross Albarino Spanish Springs Vineyard San Luis Obispo
San Francisco Wine Panel Score: 91 Points
NVWE Notes: The fruity-minerally tension prized by lovers of this grape is captured well in this appetizer-friendly bottling. It opens with bright and forthcoming quince paste, fresh apple, green melon, preserved lemon, kumquat and sea shell scents. It is as zesty yet seems richer and more complex on the palate, where savory notes of mace, peach pit and hazelnut husk accent a firmer core of white peach, baked apple, quince, preserved lemon, kumquat and saline-mineral flavors. Lingering and food-friendly, vibrant yet never hard-edged, it will be a fine companion to a wide variety of foods and might be just the wine for a lobster boil on a sandy beach. 95 cases made.