Highlights: Bedell Wines Albariño 2019 North Fork of Long Island, New York State

Website: Bedell Cellars

Bedell have been making wine on the North Fork of Long Island since 1980, and their winemaker Richard Olsen-Harbich was responsible for helping establish the appellation in 1986. This Albariño, served to me by Evan Goldstein MS in San Francisco, was really impressive.

Bedell Wines Albariño 2019 North Fork of Long Island, New York State
12% alcohol. Wild ferment in stainless steel. This is pure, linear and bright with a focused lemony core and then some subtle apricot and spice notes in the mix, finishing bright and linear with a lovely tingling, expanding spicy character at the end. Really impressive with great balance and intensity. 92/100