Castillo de Maetierra 2017 Atlantis Albariño - 89pts

Castillo de Maetierra 2017 Atlantis Albariño (Rueda DO) Spain

Availability: Private wine shops like Everything Wine
Cost: $24.99 + taxes
Alcohol: 12.5%
Date Tasted: September 19th, 2019

Tasting Notes: A beautifully textured Albariño with evenly matched tangy and oily layers on the dry, mouth-watering palate and a fresh and fruity nose with light aromas of apricot, peach, melon and lemon/lime. Pair with seafood, salads or All-Dressed Ruffles. Drink now-2021.
 - Liam Carrier ©copyright 2019 IconWines.ca

Stag's Hollow Winery 2018 Albariño - 90pts

Stag's Hollow Winery 2018 Albariño (Okanagan Falls) Okanagan Valley - BC

Availability: Direct from the winery here
Cost: $19.99
Alcohol: 12.5%
Date Tasted: April 3rd, 2019
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Tasting Notes: Opens with an exotic nose of papaya, candied peach, kiwi, melon and citrus aromas followed by a textural palate with a juicy, melon fruit-driven entry and a mineral-kissed, mouth-watering, crisp finish. Coming into its own with maturing vines and a maturing fermentation/elevage program in the winery. Can stand alone, enhance your favourute salty snacks or pair harmoniously with any white fish recipe. Drink now-2022.
 - Liam Carrier ©copyright 2019 IconWines.ca

Stag's Hollow Winery 2017 Albariño - 90pts

Stag's Hollow Winery 2017 Albariño (Okanagan Falls) Okanagan Valley - BC

Availability: Direct from the winery here
Cost: $18.99
Alcohol: 13.8%
Date Tasted: November 15th, 2018
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Tasting Notes: Still priced at under $20 and fulfilling that inner desire for something a little different, the Stag's Hollow Albariño is the wine you need tonight. A textural pleasure, this wine is both fleshy and firm with mouth-watering citrus and chubby melon characters coexisting beautifully. Sprinkle in some spice and exotic fruit notes and you have one complex, long-lasting white, perfect on its own or with your favourite white fish dish. Drink now-2020.
 - Liam Carrier ©copyright 2018 IconWines.ca

Stag's Hollow Winery 2016 Albariño - 90pts

Stag's Hollow Winery 2016 Albariño (Okanagan Falls) Okanagan Valley - BC

Availability: Direct from the winery here
Cost: $18.99
Alcohol: 13%
Date Tasted: August 15th, 2017
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Tasting Notes: Stag's Hollow is showing it has its Albariño program dialed-in, balancing the tart and fleshy elements of this Spanish variety, memorable for its sensual textures in the mouth including citrus-induced puckering, oily fruit and a touch of tannin on the herbs-infused finish. A real bargain at the >$20 price-point. Drink now-2019.
 - Liam Carrier ©copyright 2017 IconWines.ca

Stag's Hollow Winery 2015 Albariño - 89pts

Stag's Hollow Winery 2015 Albariño (Okanagan Falls) Okanagan Valley - BC

Availability: Direct from the winery here
Cost: $TBA
Alcohol: 13.8%
Date Tasted: June 8th, 2016
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Tasting Notes: At times, both bracing and easy-drinking, such is the dichotomy of this tasty, intriguing Albariño from Okanagan Fall's Stag's Hollow. Tart, lemon/lime flesh and skin blend nicely with mineral-y white peach and wooden pear aromas and flavours. Memorable for its complex sensual experience in the mouth including citrus-induced puckering, fruit puree fatness and a touch of tannin on the herbs-infused finish.

Release dates and prices are not yet known. Contact the winery directly to find-out how to get hold of a bottle. Drink now-2018.
 - Liam Carrier ©copyright 2016 IconWines.ca

Stag's Hollow Winery 2014 Albariño - 88pts

Stag's Hollow Winery 2014 Albariño (Okanagan Valley) BC

Availability: Direct from the winery here
Cost: $TBA
Alcohol: 12.8%
Date Tasted: November 6th, 2015

Tasting Notes: As Monty Python would say, "And now for something completely different." This single-varietal release of Albariño, one of only two in the Province, is both familiar and unlike anything else you have ever tasted before. Though, structurally similar to blend of Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc and Hunter Valley Semillon with its bracing acidity, a strong mineral backbone, citrus fruit profile and pungent aromatics, this wine is uniquely Okanagan thanks to tell-tale wild herbs notes throughout.

A welcomed break from the norm. Release dates and prices are not yet known. Contact the winery directly to find-out how to get hold of a bottle. Drink now-2017.
 - Liam Carrier ©copyright 2015 IconWines.ca