Wines made from Albarino grapes of Utiel-Requena
Discover the best wines made with Albarino as a single variety or as a blend of Utiel-Requena.
It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
The wine region of Utiel-Requena is located in the region of Valence of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hispano Suizas or the Domaine Bodegas 6º Elemento - Vino Sexto Elemento produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Utiel-Requena are Bobal, Tempranillo and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Utiel-Requena often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, lime or licorice and sometimes also flavors of cream, nectarine or oil.