Discover the top 100 best white wines of Rías Baixas of Rías Baixas as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Rías Baixas and the best vintages to taste in this region.
World benchmark for Albariño (~96% of the vineyard), Atlantic Galicia. Lively, saline dry whites with signature notes of grapefruit, white peach, exotic fruit, white flowers and a characteristic iodine touch, a mineral palate kept taut by Atlantic humidity — the perfect match for seafood, polbo á feira and shellfish. Vines sometimes on pergolas (parras). Also Treixadura and Loureira.
5 sub-zones including Val do Salnés. ~4,200 ha on granite.
Lively, aromatic whites with sharp acidity and a sleek palate, with intense aromas of citrus, white peach, apricot, white flowers, passion fruit and characteristic Atlantic saline-iodine notes. Tonic and long finish. Absolute star of Rías Baixas DO in Galicia (Spain) and signature of Portuguese Vinho Verde as Alvarinho (Monção e Melgaço). Native Iberian variety, exported to Uruguay, California and New Zealand.
white wines from the region of Rías Baixas go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pesto pasta salad, scallops or scallops express with cognac or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
On the nose in the region of Rías Baixas often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth in the region of Rías Baixas is a with a nice freshness.
