Bodegas Lagar de Besada Anada de Baladina Rias Baixas, Spain 2012 Caravinserail pear and lemon curd mingle

pear and lemon curd mingle on the palate

Large location

unexpected headiness

Fresh lemon zest and lemon verbena aromas are joined by notes of tulips and a buttered scone

A touch of caramel also gives this a gourmet twist

Bodegas Lagar de Besada Anada de Baladina Rias Baixas, Spain 2012 Caravinserail pear and lemon curd mingleTasted once again, the most impressive 2012 Aada de Baladia comes through as completely different. It has great aromatic complexity and is medicinal, floral and fruit driven, with notes of cloves, peach and bay leaf. This comes from small plots of 25 to 40 year old vines, and it fermented with indigenous yeasts after 10 hours of maceration with the skins. But what makes this wine stand apart is the fact that it was kept in stainless steel for 10 years