COMPOSITION: 100% Albarino grapes.

TASTING NOTES:
"A commitment to naturally dry wines obligates low yields and careful selection, resulting in an Albariño style that is distinctly extracted, food-friendly and ageworthy. Lusco's atypical richness envelops and complements intense minerality obtained from the estate's granitic sandy soils. 91 points"
-Steven Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: From 1984, José Antonio López revived world awareness and respect for Galicia's Albariño variety as founder and managing partner of the Morgadío estate, located in the Miño River district of Condado do Tea. He accomplished this by consistently offering a fully ripe style (not easy in this rain-soaked part of Spain), giving new dimension to Albariño's range of flavors - being the first to elicit comparisons to top Viognier. In 1996, José Antonio struck out on his own to create an intense, dry Albariño which would fully realize his personal ideals. A purchase option was obtained for Pazo Piñeiro, a twelve-acre southeast-facing Albariño estate in Alxén near Salvaterra do Miño (also Condado do Tea), featuring an important 16th-century granite manor house (Pazo). The thick-walled Pazo's cool, insulated cellar accomodates as the tiny, modern bodega facility.   (more info)

COMPOSITION: 100% Albarino grapes.

TASTING NOTES:
"A commitment to naturally dry wines obligates low yields and careful selection, resulting in an Albariño style that is distinctly extracted, food-friendly and ageworthy. Lusco's atypical richness envelops and complements intense minerality obtained from the estate's granitic sandy soils. 91 points"
-Steven Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: From 1984, José Antonio López revived world awareness and respect for Galicia's Albariño variety as founder and managing partner of the Morgadío estate, located in the Miño River district of Condado do Tea. He accomplished this by consistently offering a fully ripe style (not easy in this rain-soaked part of Spain), giving new dimension to Albariño's range of flavors - being the first to elicit comparisons to top Viognier. In 1996, José Antonio struck out on his own to create an intense, dry Albariño which would fully realize his personal ideals. A purchase option was obtained for Pazo Piñeiro, a twelve-acre southeast-facing Albariño estate in Alxén near Salvaterra do Miño (also Condado do Tea), featuring an important 16th-century granite manor house (Pazo). The thick-walled Pazo's cool, insulated cellar accomodates as the tiny, modern bodega facility.

Since 1996, Lusco Albariño has been consistently acclaimed by the Spanish and international press, establishing itself as the leader for authenticity and quality of this increasingly popular category. Approximately 40,000 bottles per year are produced of this full-bodied yet decidedly racy and mineral wine.

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