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This is not a white wine that many people know about yet.  If you like Sauvignon Blanc or Gruner Veltliner, give this wine a try.  If you haven't tried Gruner Veltliner yet, give THAT a try. 
This wine only boasts %9 alcohol, so the good part is you can drink even more!  It is light, almost watery in appearance.  The nose is mostly floral, with hints of oily petroleum coming through, as well.  There is a bit of a bitter, grassy/herbal bite when you taste it, but the tart acids cut so cleanly through to the palate that your tongue and cheeks are left with a tangy wow feeling, a crisp finish that goes a long way.
I picked this wine up at the YES Organic Market, because I had recommend this wine to Nick and Allison, whom I met while pouring wine down there.  It dawned on me that I should try the wine, too, if I were going to start telling other people about it.  I happy I brought one back to try.  For $8, it is a wine that is definitely worth its cost for my palate.  I love the acidity and minerality on this wine.  Ideally I would be in Annapolis drinking this wine with raw oysters or steamed clams, but it serves as a good sipping wine, too.  Like the last wine reviewed, this gets 88 points from me.  That Iberian peninsula is showing some serious under-$10 talent this week.
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