Macabeo

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Macabeo is a widely cultivated white grape variety from Spain, best known for producing fresh, aromatic still wines and serving as a key component in many Cava sparkling wines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grape variety
white grape variety
acidityLevel medium
medium-high
alsoKnownAs Macabeu
Viura NERFINISHED
authorizedVarietyIn Cava DO NERFINISHED
Rioja DOCa NERFINISHED
colorOfBerrySkin white
countryOfOrigin Spain
cultivatedIn Aragon NERFINISHED
Argentina NERFINISHED
Australia NERFINISHED
Catalonia NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Israel NERFINISHED
Languedoc-Roussillon NERFINISHED
Navarra NERFINISHED
North Macedonia NERFINISHED
Rioja NERFINISHED
Roussillon NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
Valencia (region) NERFINISHED
isKeyComponentOf Cava NERFINISHED
primaryRegionForCava Penedès GENERATED
ripeningTime late budding
late ripening
roleInBlend provides delicate aromatics in Cava blends
provides freshness in Cava blends
typicalAromas citrus fruit
green apple
stone fruit
white flowers
typicalFlavors apple
citrus
herbal notes
pear
typicalWineStyle aromatic
fresh
light-bodied
medium-bodied
usedFor Cava NERFINISHED
sparkling wine
still wine
viticulturalCharacteristic good resistance to oxidation in must
productive
sensitive to downy mildew
sensitive to powdery mildew
wineAgingPotential can produce ageworthy wines with oak
good for young wines

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