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The Wirth family
intensely herbaceous
this is the other side of the hill
The wine is deeply colored
The palate is rich and texture
La Marea Monterey County Albarino Kristy Vineyard 2025 071126OFFER The Wirth familyAlbarino belongs near the sea, and Kristy Vineyard perched on a bench of ancient seabed above the Salinas River gets hammered by wind straight off Monterey Bay. That's why Ian Brand planted his flag here: the grape reaches full ripeness at low alcohol while hanging onto ferocious natural acidity, the same trick Rias Baixas pulls off in Galicia. Most of the fruit is whole cluster pressed, a third gets a couple of days on skins for texture, fermentation
