On Sep 21, 6:37*pm, Ronin > wrote:
> On 2009-09-21 14:46:00 -0700, Lawrence Leichtman > said:
>
> > In article
> > >,
> > *DaleW > wrote:
>
> >> *I had a glass of
> >> the 2008 *Martín Codax Albarino - light, innocuous, grapefruit and
> >> peaches. B-
>
> > You are much more generous to the Martin Codax to I. C- in my book. Have
> > not seen this particular Syrah but Mendocino wines are hard to come
> > about here.
>
> I had a good QPR albarino today - warm for Portland OR, we lunched on
> the sidewalk, and with a "frou frou" Ploughman's lunch I had a glass of
> '07 Segrel Albarino from Rias Baixas. *Nice pineapple and white peach
> aromas and flavours and with a surprising about of body - almost like a
> pinot blanc. *12 USD at Vinopolis here in town. *Abacela, a
> central-Southern Oregon winery makes and often nice albarino, but the
> current release, while it has a heavenly nose is a bit thin/watery for
> the price, for my taste.

I've never had an Albarino that wasn't from Iberia. Sounds
interesting.