Wines made from Ruby-cabernet grapes of Tacoronte-Acentejo
Discover the best wines made with Ruby-cabernet as a single variety or as a blend of Tacoronte-Acentejo.
Intraspecific crossing carried out in 1936 by Doctor Harold Paul Olmo of the University of California in Davis (United States) between the carignan and the cabernet-sauvignon. The first plantings were made in 1948 in the United States (California). Today, it is less and less multiplied, but it can still be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, the United States, etc. In France, it is almost unknown.
The wine region of Tacoronte-Acentejo is located in the region of Iles Canaries of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bodegas Buten - Crater or the Domaine Marba produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tacoronte-Acentejo are Merlot, Tempranillo and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tacoronte-Acentejo often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.