white grape · also Alvarinho Rías Baixas; Vinho Verde (Monção e Melgaço) serve 6–9 °C ages 1–4 years
Albariño is a white grape: light-bodied, very high acidity, usually dry. 61 Albariño wines from £8.95. Typical aromas: citrus, grapefruit, white peach, apricot, saline, white flowers.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
light · 2/5
Acidity
lowhigh
very high · 5/5
Oak
noneheavy
none · 1/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Albariño sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
seafood, shellfish, grilled fish, ceviche, sushi, tapas, salads. the seafood grape: saline, high acid