Winery Piedra GordaBlanco
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Blanco of the Winery Piedra Gorda is in the top 10 of wines of La Gomera.
Details and technical informations about Winery Piedra Gorda's Blanco.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
Informations about the Winery Piedra Gorda
The Winery Piedra Gorda is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of La Gomera to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Gomera
The wine region of La Gomera is located in the region of Iles Canaries of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ramón Barrera González or the Domaine Niray produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Gomera are Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Gomera often reveals types of flavors of earth.
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: Leaf removal
Operation that consists in removing the leaves that form a screen between the sun and the grape.
