Wines made from Albarino grapes of Rías Baixas - Page 4
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 82% of Albarino
- Tree fruitPresent in 78% of Albarino
- EarthPresent in 68% of Albarino
- Tropical fruitPresent in 46% of Albarino
- MicrobioPresent in 40% of Albarino
- VegetalPresent in 33% of Albarino
- OakPresent in 28% of Albarino
- SpicesPresent in 18% of Albarino
- FloralPresent in 15% of Albarino
- Non oakPresent in 13% of Albarino
- CitrusPresent in 9% of Albarino
- PeachPresent in 7% of Albarino
- PearPresent in 7% of Albarino
- MineralityPresent in 7% of Albarino
- Green applePresent in 6% of Albarino
- LimePresent in 5% of Albarino
- ApplesPresent in 5% of Albarino
- LemonPresent in 5% of Albarino
- StonePresent in 4% of Albarino
- GrapefruitPresent in 4% of Albarino
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