ALBARIÑO BROTHERS WILD FERMENT ALBARIÑO 2024

Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"Perfectly ripe Albariño was hand harvest from this iconic vineyard site on the 22nd March. Planted from the very first Albariño cuttings from Spain to make it to Hawke’s Bay. A very free draining site with a mix of deep gravel and silt loam.

Incredibly ripe and meticulously hand harvested. Whole bunch pressed to aged oak barrels. Wild fermented and left on full lees for 10 months and malolactic fermentation completed. Incredibly balanced and delicious wine with citrus and stone fruit and wonderful complexity.

Wonderfully complex wine with mandarin and stone fruit aromas combined with a nutty character. A lovely balanced and round mouthfeel with the hallmark Albariño line of fresh acidity and long concentrated finish."

5 Stars & 95/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, March 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"Stylish and complex, the inviting bouquet shows apricot, rockmelon, vanilla, hazelnut, and savoury pastry aromas. The concentrated palate delivers outstanding weight and richly textured mouthfeel, wonderfully framed by beautifully infused acidity, making it seductive and hugely appealing. At its best: now to 2032."

94/100 David Walker Bell, WineFolio.co.nz, June 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"A Hawke’s Bay expression of Albariño from this specialist producer (they also make two Gisborne versions). A bright golden-green colour in the glass. The bouquet shows lemon, peach, grapefruit, green apple and mandarin fruits, with a touch of almond and lime flower. Very crisp and saline to taste, bounding across the palate with zesty acidity. A sense of coastal ozone salinity washes over, and yet there is a broad, almost creamy texture that emerges too. Packed with character and with an edge of un-polished rawness that is very appealing and primary. The finish is crisp and dry, with good length."