WTN: All Albor!!!

[David M. Bueker]

2021 Orixe Sotelo Albor - USA, California, Sierra Foothills, Calaveras County (5/23/2023)
I have loved the 2020 inaugural vintage of this wine, so had to get the 2021. It’s not quite the same (duh!), but still a very interesting and delicious wine. The combination of Albariño and Godello provides a mix of fresh pit fruit and herbal aromas, and it also gives a richness on the palate that makes the wine feel substantial at a very reasonable alcohol level of 13%. There’s a clear fresh peach flavor, and then at the end, an unmistakable note of Flintstones chewable vitamins. You probably have to be a certain age to know what that is, but it’s there! Takes me way back.

[Jenise]

Been awhile since I've seen the descriptor Flintstone vitamins, but yes, many of us remember that flavor. Actually, my mom didn't buy the Flintstone stuff but we did take a daily dose of a similarly flavored kiddie pill called Poly-Vi-Sol, which me and my friend Sally liked so much we stole an entire bottle from her father's medical office and took it to a park to share. Didn't exactly make us sick, but I don't think either of us slept for about three days.

[David M. Bueker]

• 2021 Orixe Sotelo Albor - USA, California, Central Coast, Monterey County (7/15/2025)
  Two years on from the first bottle drunk, and surprisingly little has changed. Still good pit fruit (e.g., peach) and a lovely texture on the palate. Moderate alcohol makes this delightful to drink on its own, and it’s also quite food friendly. Excellent stuff.

[David M. Bueker]

FYI - this wine is from Calaveras County. Not sure why CellarTracker keeps changing it after it gets corrected.