Wines made from Loureiro grapes of Ribeiro
Discover the best wines made with Loureiro as a single variety or as a blend of Ribeiro.
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 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 Loureiro grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 26% of Loureiro
- Citrus fruitPresent in 22% of Loureiro
- EarthPresent in 22% of Loureiro
- MicrobioPresent in 20% of Loureiro
- Tropical fruitPresent in 14% of Loureiro
- OakPresent in 12% of Loureiro
- VegetalPresent in 11% of Loureiro
- SpicesPresent in 8% of Loureiro
- MineralityPresent in 6% of Loureiro
- CitrusPresent in 6% 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 ...
California 2022 harvest variable but quality predictions high
Given the sheer climatic diversity, the California 2022 harvest was a story of variability, specific varieties and varied approaches to making it all work out. Yields are down, nearly across the board. Still, winemakers and vineyard managers report high-quality fruit throughout the state, and the prediction is that the potential for fantastic, complex wines is high. There was tremendous variability up and down (as well as across) the state. An uneven growing season, with uneven effects throughou ...