Wines made from Albarino grapes of Rías Baixas - Page 3
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 88% of Albarino
- Tree fruitPresent in 88% of Albarino
- EarthPresent in 83% of Albarino
- Tropical fruitPresent in 73% of Albarino
- MicrobioPresent in 70% of Albarino
- VegetalPresent in 66% of Albarino
- OakPresent in 61% of Albarino
- SpicesPresent in 40% of Albarino
- FloralPresent in 40% of Albarino
- Non oakPresent in 38% of Albarino
- CitrusPresent in 28% of Albarino
- ApplesPresent in 28% of Albarino
- PearPresent in 27% of Albarino
- LemonPresent in 27% of Albarino
- MineralityPresent in 26% of Albarino
- Green applePresent in 25% of Albarino
- GrapefruitPresent in 24% of Albarino
- PeachPresent in 24% of Albarino
- PineapplePresent in 21% of Albarino
- ApricotPresent in 21% of Albarino
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