Citizen Wine Sand Boy Albaríno 2025 (75cl)

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Citizen Wine is a sustainability-focused, organic label known for expressive wines and playful storytelling. Sand Boy is their crisp, coastal Albarino from Rias Baixas, Spain , and the name has a great story behind it. It pays homage to the old pub tradition of spreading sand on floors to soak up spills, honouring the hard-working sand boys who cleaned up after a long shift and earned their well-deserved drink. A wine with character, and a history to match.

Why You'll Love It

This is Albarino at its most pure and refreshing: crisp, zesty, and effortlessly drinkable. Rias Baixas is the spiritual home of Albarino, where Atlantic breezes and granite-rich soils shape the grape's signature freshness and minerality, and Sand Boy captures that coastal energy beautifully. Minimal intervention, no oak, and early harvesting to preserve natural acidity mean what's in the glass is as close to the vineyard as it gets. Organic, expressive, and made to be enjoyed. Vineyard and Production Grapes are grown in coastal vineyards in Rias Baixas, where the Atlantic influence and granite soils are the defining forces of terroir. Early harvesting preserves the variety's natural acidity and aromatic lift. Fermentation takes place entirely in stainless steel tanks to retain purity and freshness, with no oak influence at any stage. The wine is bottled young to capture Albarino's vibrant, mineral character at its brightest.

Tasting Notes

Pale straw yellow with green tints. The nose offers fresh-cut grass, citrus peel, and white flowers with an inviting coastal freshness. The palate is light and zesty with ripe stone fruit, lime, and a touch of spice, with crisp acidity and a clean, mineral finish that makes it genuinely hard to put down.

Perfect Pairings

A natural partner for fresh seafood, grilled prawns, ceviche, oysters, sea bass, sushi, light tapas, or a simple plate of jamon. Also perfect as a chilled aperitif on a warm evening, beach day optional but recommended.

The Blend

100% Albarino