Wines made from Albarino grapes of Rías Baixas
Discover the best wines made with Albarino as a single variety or as a blend of Rías Baixas.
More informations about the variety Albarino
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.
More informations about the region of Galice
The wine region of Rías Baixas is located in the region of Galice of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Raúl Pérez or the Domaine Pazo de Rubianes produce mainly wines white, sparkling and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rías Baixas are Albarino, Loureiro and Caino blanco, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rías Baixas often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, mint or chamomile and sometimes also flavors of apple blossom, green melon or beeswax.
What are the typical flavors of the Albarino grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 98% of Albarino
- Tree fruitPresent in 98% of Albarino
- EarthPresent in 95% of Albarino
- MicrobioPresent in 80% of Albarino
- Tropical fruitPresent in 73% of Albarino
- OakPresent in 73% of Albarino
- VegetalPresent in 66% of Albarino
- Non oakPresent in 58% of Albarino
- SpicesPresent in 53% of Albarino
- FloralPresent in 40% of Albarino
- LemonPresent in 33% of Albarino
- ApplesPresent in 33% of Albarino
- CitrusPresent in 33% of Albarino
- MineralityPresent in 31% of Albarino
- PeachPresent in 31% of Albarino
- PearPresent in 29% of Albarino
- Green applePresent in 27% of Albarino
- TropicalPresent in 27% of Albarino
- PineapplePresent in 27% of Albarino
- MelonPresent in 26% of Albarino
News about the grape variety Albarino
Bodegas Marqués de Vizhoja experiments with coffee to reduce fungal disease
Galicia is the wettest region in all of Spain with average rainfall starting from 800mm in the driest areas all the way up to 2,200mm for those along the Atlantic coast. Given this concern, fungal issues in the vineyards are quite common and viticulture has been adapted accordingly, for example with vines being trained to pergolas or by higher trellising which allows for good air circulation. In addition, the use of antifungal chemical treatments is widespread to contend with issues such as Esca ...
Família Torres establishes new base in Galicia
Torres is best known for producing wines across Spanish regions including Catalunya, Rioja and Ribera del Duero. It also has an international presence with Miguel Torres in Chile and Marimar in Sonoma, California, but for more than a decade it has been producing wines in Galicia too. This aspect of its portfolio started with the purchase of a 6ha vineyard in the Salnés subregion, producing the upmarket wine Blanco Granito based on Rías Baixas’ star variety, Albariño. The wine is made from a uniq ...
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...