Winery Abadia da CovaTradición Blanco
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tradición Blanco of Winery Abadia da Cova in the region of Galice often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Tradición Blanco
Pairings that work perfectly with Tradición Blanco
Original food and wine pairings with Tradición Blanco
The Tradición Blanco of Winery Abadia da Cova matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of sloth pork loin, mackerel fillets (quick bake) or lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks.
Details and technical informations about Winery Abadia da Cova's Tradición Blanco.
Discover the grape variety: Albarino
Lively, aromatic whites with sharp acidity and a sleek palate, with intense aromas of citrus, white peach, apricot, white flowers, passion fruit and characteristic Atlantic saline-iodine notes. Tonic and long finish. Absolute star of Rías Baixas DO in Galicia (Spain) and signature of Portuguese Vinho Verde as Alvarinho (Monção e Melgaço). Native Iberian variety, exported to Uruguay, California and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tradición Blanco from Winery Abadia da Cova are 2013, 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Abadia da Cova
The Winery Abadia da Cova is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Ribeira Sacra to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ribeira Sacra
Galician DO of heroic viticulture on the vertiginous slopes of the Miño and Sil canyons, terraces among Europe's steepest. Mencía signature Atlantic red: fine and fresh with signature notes of raspberry, sour cherry, violet, fresh herbs, black pepper and slate mineral touch, delicate tannins and lively acidity — drinkable and elegant, a world away from warm Spanish reds. Taut Godello and saline Albariño in whites. Atlantic climate, schistous soils.
The wine region of Galice
Oceanic northwest Spain, cradle of the great Iberian whites. Signature Albarino of Rias Baixas: lively, saline whites with signature notes of citrus, white peach, white flowers, fresh almond and iodine minerality, a taut palate — a perfect match for Atlantic seafood. Also premium Godello (pear, citrus, butter), aromatic Treixadura. Supple Mencia reds (raspberry, herbs, graphite).
The word of the wine: Vintage (champagne)
It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.
