Wines made from Albarino grapes of Ribeiro
Discover the best wines made with Albarino as a single variety or as a blend of Ribeiro.
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 Ribeiro is located in the region of Galice of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Emilio Rojo or the Domaine Francisco Garcia Perez produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribeiro are Albarino, Loureiro and Mencia, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribeiro often reveals types of flavors of pear, smoke or almonds and sometimes also flavors of fig, stone fruit or saline.
What are the typical flavors of the Albarino grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 40% of Albarino
- Citrus fruitPresent in 37% of Albarino
- EarthPresent in 33% of Albarino
- MicrobioPresent in 29% of Albarino
- Tropical fruitPresent in 25% of Albarino
- OakPresent in 19% of Albarino
- VegetalPresent in 18% of Albarino
- SpicesPresent in 15% of Albarino
- MineralityPresent in 10% of Albarino
- Non oakPresent in 9% of Albarino
- CitrusPresent in 9% of Albarino
- FloralPresent in 8% of Albarino
- PeachPresent in 6% of Albarino
- ApplesPresent in 6% of Albarino
- HoneyPresent in 6% of Albarino
- StonePresent in 6% of Albarino
- Green applePresent in 5% of Albarino
- CreamPresent in 5% of Albarino
- LemonPresent in 5% of Albarino
- PearPresent in 4% of Albarino
News about the grape variety Albarino
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