Wines made from Albarino grapes of Rías Baixas - Page 2
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?
- Tree fruitPresent in 93% of Albarino
- Citrus fruitPresent in 92% of Albarino
- EarthPresent in 85% of Albarino
- MicrobioPresent in 77% of Albarino
- Tropical fruitPresent in 76% of Albarino
- VegetalPresent in 66% of Albarino
- OakPresent in 65% of Albarino
- Non oakPresent in 48% of Albarino
- SpicesPresent in 45% of Albarino
- FloralPresent in 40% of Albarino
- CitrusPresent in 37% of Albarino
- PeachPresent in 36% of Albarino
- MineralityPresent in 36% of Albarino
- LemonPresent in 35% of Albarino
- PineapplePresent in 34% of Albarino
- ApplesPresent in 33% of Albarino
- TropicalPresent in 32% of Albarino
- PearPresent in 32% of Albarino
- Green applePresent in 32% of Albarino
- StonePresent in 31% of Albarino
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