Wines made from Loureiro grapes of Rías Baixas
Discover the best wines made with Loureiro as a single variety or as a blend of Rías Baixas.
More informations about the variety Loureiro
Most certainly Portuguese. Loureiro is part of the grape varieties of many Spanish and Portuguese appellations, including the famous Vinho Verde. It would be a close relative of the albarino and the sousão.
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 Loureiro grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 14% of Loureiro
- Tree fruitPresent in 14% of Loureiro
- EarthPresent in 12% of Loureiro
- MicrobioPresent in 10% of Loureiro
- Tropical fruitPresent in 9% of Loureiro
- OakPresent in 8% of Loureiro
- VegetalPresent in 7% of Loureiro
- SpicesPresent in 6% of Loureiro
- Non oakPresent in 5% of Loureiro
- CitrusPresent in 4% of Loureiro
- PineapplePresent in 3% of Loureiro
- StonePresent in 3% of Loureiro
- PearPresent in 3% of Loureiro
- HoneyPresent in 3% of Loureiro
- MelonPresent in 3% of Loureiro
- PeachPresent in 3% of Loureiro
- LemonPresent in 3% of Loureiro
- MineralityPresent in 3% of Loureiro
- LimePresent in 3% of Loureiro
- ApplesPresent in 3% of Loureiro
News about the grape variety Loureiro
Spanish wine giant CVNE expands into Rías Baixas with La Val purchase
Chief executive Víctor Urrutia said the purchase would boost the company’s prospects of becoming Spain’s ‘most important winery’. Bodegas La Val is based in Salvaterra de Miño, which is located in the Condado do Tea sub-region of the Rías Baixas Denominación de Origen. The winery was founded in 1985, and it was the driving force behind the creation of the Rías Baixas DO three years later. La Val is renowned for its pioneering work in promoting Albariño on a global basis, and it also grows two ot ...
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 ...
At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Saint-Gengoux-Le-National
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Saint-Gengoux-Le-National, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitte ...