Burgans Albarino - $12.99

Wine Details

Price: $12.99
Producer: Burgans
Region: Rías Baixas
Varietal: Albarino
Container Size: 750 ML
Flavors: marmalade, mineral, orange
  • White Wine
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Expert Ratings

Ratings   Vintage Source Flavors
Tanzer - 90 Details: ($12) Light gold. Spicy, assertive aromas of orange peel, white pepper and anise, with a dusty mineral overlay. Fresh and tangy in flavor but gentle in texture, with good depth to the orange flavor. A subtle licorice note and tangy minerality arrive on the finish, which lingers impressively. This is an outstanding value. (European Cellars, Charlotte, NC) 2005 Tanzer
Tanzer - 88 Details: ($12) Musky aromas of ginger, flint and flowers. Quite dry and focused, with intense flavors of pineapple, lemon, ginger and minerals. Lovely balancing limey acids frame and extend the fruit. Excellent value in albarino. (European Cellars, Charlotte, NC) 2004 Tanzer marmalade, mineral, orange
WineSpectator - 88 Details: This firm, juicy white mingles flavors of tangerine, melon and herbs in a bright yet generous texture. It's not big, but stays graceful through the finish. Drink now. 15,000 cases imported. –TM 2004 WineSpectator herbs, melon, tangerine
Tanzer - 89 Details: ($12) Pale, bright yellow. Intriguing nose melds marzipan, minerals and a cyanic suggestion of apricot pit. Fat, dense and dry, with complex saline and mineral elements. Rich and textured for Albarino, reflecting the atypical thickness of the vintage. But the lemon and mineral flavors give the finish a refreshingly brisk quality that's all too rare for 2003. (European Cellars, Charlotte NC 2003 Tanzer apricot, lemon, mineral, minerals
WineEnthusiast - 86 Details: This is a tasty, fairly round rendition of Albariño. Dry, with mineral and grass elements, it also displays an intriguing faint orange-tangerine element throughout. The wine maintains a clean crispness without being sharp. This will seem soft to some Albariño purists—and it is—but it’s flavorful and will make converts for the grape among consumers previously unacquainted with this Galician prize. —M.M. 2000 WineEnthusiast grass, mineral
Tastings - 84 Details: Bright yellow-gold. Buttery aromas follow through on a medium-bodied, viscous palate with relatively low, balanced acids and a rounded mouthfeel showing pineapple and tropical fruit flavors 1997 Tastings buttery, pineapple
Tastings - 90 Details: Bright golden appearance. Medium bodied. Full acidity. Moderately extracted. Dry. Reminiscent of flowers, tart tropical fruit, minerals. Rich faintly buttery aromas lead a solid mouthful of crisp fruits with the most subtle hint of richness through the finish 1996 Tastings

Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Cheese Goat Cheese
Red Meat Proscuitto & Serrano Ham
Fruits & Nuts Almonds, Quince
Vegetables Greek Salad, Tomato
Fish or Shellfish Shellfish (scallops, clams, crab, lobster, shrimp, etc...), Catfish, Dover Sole, Red Snapper, Tilapia, Walleye, Sea Bass, Stews and Soups, Clam Chowder, Sushi Rolls, Sardines
Sauces Lemon Sauce, White Wine Sauce
Herbs & Spices Ginger, Pepper (black, white, green)
Spicy Food Serrano ham stuffed w/creamy spinach & shrimp, Mexican & South American, Empanadas

Wine Terms

Name Value
Albariño This thick-skinned aromatic white grape is grown in the Rias Baixas region in the northwestern corner of Spain and in the Vinho Verde region in Portugal. Its wine is medium bodied, crisp, and creamy, often tasting of apples, apricots, peaches, and citrus.
Spain This mountainous country possesses more vineyard land than any other country on earth, and ranks third in wine production after France and Italy. Spain is best known for its red Riojas and its Sherries, however other wines and regions are quickly gaining notoriety. Like France, Spain divides wine into categories; table wine at the bottom level and quality wine at the top, with a large emphasis on geographical origin. VdM (Vino de Mesa) is a basic table wine. VC (Vino Comarcal) wines are a level up. VdlT (Vino de la Tierra) refers to one of the country’s 25 distinct regions, and each wine possesses a local character. At the top level, only about fifty wines are considered DO (Denominacion de Origen). These wines come from the best-known regions and are the equivalent of France’s Appellation Contrôlée. DOC (Denominacion de Origen Calificada) is reserved for wines that adhere to the most stringent regulations. So far, Rioja is the only wine to gain the Calificada classification.

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