Hart Winery, Temecula Valley (Riverside County, California) Albariño 2019

  Intensely fresh and almost sharp in acidic profile (though definitely not too sharp for me), this has an edge to it that could make a lot of Albariño makers in Rias Baixas envious.  It also shows a lot of punch to the stone fruit flavors, with suggestions of white peach and slightly under-ripe apricot.  With a little less palate weight than Spanish renditions, this is better suited to shellfish than fin fish, but it isn’t inferior in overall quality to its cousins from Spain, just different in style.  Exciting juice.  A Double Gold Award winner at the 2020 Toast of the Coast International Wine Competition.