Smith & Sheth Cru Heretaunga Hawke’s Bay Albariño 2021 ($40) 
Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Pork and Prawn Potsticker Dumplings Canvas NZ Herald April 2 2022
Albariño is Spain’s signature white grape however it’s also found a very happy home under the Hawke’s Bay sun. Sourced from the iron-rich, red gravels of the Bridge Pa sub-region, it’s scented with soft citrus and apricot aromatics, hints of sea breeze and white pepper. On the palate, this vintage is incredibly rich, ripe and roaring with spiced peach, preserved lemon and pineapple and the acidity is prickly in all the right places. It’s a stunning, lengthy, textural wine that’s powerfully tasty with these potstickers. Buy some or forever kick yourself.
