Winery AlgueiraEscalada
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Escalada of the Winery Algueira is in the top 10 of wines of Ribeira Sacra.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Escalada of Winery Algueira in the region of Galice often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or floral.
Details and technical informations about Winery Algueira's Escalada.
Discover the grape variety: Serna
Intraspecific cross between moscatel rosado and (cardinal x sultanine) obtained in San Rafael, Argentina at the Inta station by Angelo Gargiulo and registered in 2010 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A. It can be found in Italy and Spain, but is rarely grown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Escalada from Winery Algueira are 2012, 2017, 2016, 2011 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Algueira
The Winery Algueira is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Ribeira Sacra to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ribeira Sacra
The wine region of Ribeira Sacra is located in the region of Galice of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Raúl Pérez or the Domaine Daterra Viticultores produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribeira Sacra are Mencia, Albarino and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribeira Sacra often reveals types of flavors of cream, balsamic or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or mulberry.
The wine region of Galice
Galicia is one of the 17 first-level administrative regions (called comunidades autónomas) of Spain. It occupies the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, and is exposed on two sides to the Atlantic Ocean. To the South is Portugal, to the east Castilla y Leon. Viticulture has a Long tradition in Galicia, introduced to the region by the ancient Romans and continued by monks throughout the Middle Ages.
The word of the wine: Bâtonnage
A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.
