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Sometimes it is worth indulging in a treat like this, savoring an Albillo wine product of the white grape variety with a slightly sweet taste. Albillo is a special wine for an occasion that deserves it.
In our online store you can find Albillo wines of great quality, among which we propose one of the most special. Let's look at its great qualities.
This wine is characterized by having a very special blend in which Garnacha, Tempranillo and Verdejo are combined with 50% Albillo. Its fermentation is carried out in stainless steel tanks and undergoes aging for 5 months, which results in a spectacular wine that you should definitely know.
This white grape variety has its origin in Galicia, where it is also known as Albillo Real. This is mainly used to make wines where it becomes the main variety, in a high percentage that gives it the predominant grape place in a certain wine.
It is light aromatic and with it wines with tropical notes and a rich mouthfeel are produced thanks to its glycerol index. Its color is golden yellow. This high glycerin content gives the wine a lot of flexibility.
Its cultivation is mainly located in Castile, towards the Ribera de Duero, Ávila, Madrid and Galicia. It is mainly used in the D.O. Ribera del Duero and in the surroundings of Madrid.
Albillo Real was consumed in ancient times as a table grape on Spanish soil. It is peculiar that this grape is very difficult to find outside the borders of this country.
This plant of very small clusters is observed fragile in its appearance. Its growth form is creeping, and it is not a very fertile grape. Therefore, it is not very productive, hence its exclusivity. It is versatile in its adaptation because it adapts well to sandy soils.
It is important that it is pruned at certain periods to improve its production. It is a grape that easily overcomes the typical diseases of vineyards. Your crops must be protected from frost.
A transparent golden yellow hue with an exquisite aroma to the nose is observed in this wine. The sweetness it leaves on the palate is light and pleasant, this thanks to the glycerol index it has.
The Albillo is a variety that has fallen into disuse, perhaps due to the difficulty of its production. One of its main features is that this grape has a thick skin and its flesh is juicy.
The vineyards that are recognized as growers of this grape are located on slopes, foothills and alluviums. The harvest of this grape is carried out by hand, plot by plot. Its cooling is carried out in refrigerated trucks, and then its extraction is carried out slowly.
The color of the wine in the glass is a very striking golden. Its aroma is white fruit, flowers and a hint of wood smell. This smell is not intense and in the mouth it is broad and oily, enveloping, fresh passing.
This wine is balanced, round and pleasant. It has become a very fine selection due to its exclusivity which gives it the merit of not being a cheap wine, but despite this it is a wine that we must try.
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