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.
Fresh, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden colour, supple palate and lively acidity, showing signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white-fleshed fruits (apple, pear), white flowers and Atlantic mineral notes. Thirst-quenching Iberian north-west profile. Contributes to the white DO Valdeorras and Monterrei wines in Galicia, and to northern Portugal under the names síria or roupeiro. Native white variety of the Spanish region of Galicia.
white wines from the region of Rías Baixas go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of country-style snow peas, baked sardines with garlic or scallops with cream.
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.
