Rare Spanish whites – the tasting notes, L-V

Ferran's fascinating research into these little-known Spanish white varieties is explained in detail in Spanish white rare grapes, a quality contrast, and part one of his tasting notes covers, in alphabetical order, Albarín to Hondarribi Zerratia.

The tasting notes below are grouped by grape variety in alphabetical order, and where there is more than one wine under a grape variety, they are in alphabetical order by producer. (In the variety introductions below, the data given for area under vine are for 2009.)

LADO
This is an almost extinct grape variety just with experimental use in Galicia. I was extremely...