Bodegas El HoyoHoyo de Mazo Albillo Criollo
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Hoyo de Mazo Albillo Criollo of the Bodegas El Hoyo is in the top 60 of wines of La Palma.
Details and technical informations about Bodegas El Hoyo's Hoyo de Mazo Albillo Criollo.
Discover the grape variety: Gros Cabernet
A very old variety grown in the Bordeaux region, where it originated. It is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between iron and black txakoli, although this has yet to be confirmed, especially as the latter has the same synonym (h)ondarrabi beltza, which is also attributed to cabernet franc. According to genetic analyses carried out in Montpellier (Hérault), gros Cabernet is the mother of carmenère. Almost unknown in other French wine regions, gros Cabernet is no longer replanted and is therefore in danger of disappearing. It can sometimes be found in isolated strains in very old vines, in Germany, in the south of Australia, and can now be found in wine conservatories in the south-west of France, ... .
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Hoyo de Mazo Albillo Criollo from Bodegas El Hoyo are 2017, 0
Informations about the Bodegas El Hoyo
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The wine region of La Palma
The wine region of La Palma is located in the region of Iles Canaries of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Llanos Negros or the Domaine Matías i Torres produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Palma are Tinto cão, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Palma often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of floral, vegetal or tropical fruit.
The wine region of Iles Canaries
The archipelago of the Canary Islands (or Las Canarias) is an autonomous community of Spain located in the North Atlantic Ocean, 110 km from the west coast of Morocco. The wine trade there is far from famous - few local wines come out of the Canary Islands - but there is a Long and unique wine tradition in the region. The spectacularly high Canary Islands are located at a latitude of about 28°N, making it the most tropical wine region in Europe. It was thanks to this position, once traversed by naval trade routes, that the local wine industry flourished, shortly after the islands came under Spanish control in the early 15th century.
The word of the wine: Cuvée prestige (champagne)
Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.
