Verdad Wines, Albariño 2021, Slide-Hill Vineyard, Edna Valley, CA

From the cool site of Edna valley, this bright, mineral-driven Albariño is bright with tart apple, citrus, lemongrass, and orange blossom. On the palate it’s clean and mineral-driven, with refreshing acidity.

COUNTRY: USA

STATE: California

APPELLATION (AVA): Edna Valley

REGION: Central Coast

SUBREGION: San Luis Obispo County

VINEYARD: Slide-Hill Vineyard

VINTAGE: 2021

GRAPES: Albariño

SOIL: Limestone, sandy shale and volcanic

PRACTICE: Biodynamic

VINIFICATION: Fermented with native yeasts. 75% in a stainless steel temperature controlled tank and 25% in neutral barrels. 100% malolactic fermentation.

STYLE: Still

COLOR: Bright lemon yellow

BODY: Light bodied

TASTE: Dry

PRIMARY AROMAS: Tart green apple, lemongrass, green pepper, citrus, pineapple, orange blossom

FLAVOR: Clean, fresh, mineral

FORMAT: 750ml

ALCOHOL: 13%

SERVICE AND FOOD PAIRING SUGGESTION: Serve chilled. Pair with bright and fresh seafood.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Louisa Sawyer Lindquist

“Louisa Sawyer Lindquist started Verdad Wine Cellars in 2000, with a vision of making Spanish grape varietal wines grown on the Central Coast of California. Louisa started learning about winemaking working in vineyards on the East end of Long Island before moving to California in 1992. 2020 was her 21st vintage with Verdad.”

ABOUT THE VINEYARD: Slide Hill Vineyard

Slide Hill Vineyard is in the SE corner of Edna Valley, one of the valleys with the longest, coolest growing region in california. It was grown on a rocky and steep site.

“The Albariño vines can trace their lineage directly to Bodegas Morgadio in the Rias Biaxes region of Spain.  Brian Babcock brought the cuttings back from Spain in the mid 1990’s.  We purchased cuttings from Brian in 1996 and propagated the Ibarra-Young Vineyard with 150 sticks we purchased from him. Eventually this grew into two acres of vines.  With these vines we propagated cuttings and planted this clone in the Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard (now know as Slide Hill Vineyard) in Edna Valley in 2005.” - Verdad Wines