Macabeo
E1037006
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.
Statements (50)
| 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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