Nessa, Rías Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2022

 This is another excellent Albariño from Bodegas Gran Vinum, and though I slightly preferred the bodega’s Mar de Viñas release from the 2022 vintage, you should not hesitate to grab this if you don’t see both on offer in a retail store or on a restaurant list.  The Nessa bottling is every bit as satisfying in physical density and depth of flavor, with the only qualitative difference of any consequence being a bit more textural “crackle” and vibrancy in the Mar de Viñas.  Even that slight difference is based on a side-by-side tasting of just one bottle of each, so the difference may come down to a slightly better cork in one bottle than the other.  In any case, you’ll surely enjoy the flavors recalling orchard fruits and ripe Golden apples, with fine balancing acidity and a very subtle floral topnote.  Delicious.