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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Macabeo canonical 6

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf grape variety
white grape variety
acidityLevel medium
medium-high
alsoKnownAs Macabeu
Viura
authorizedVarietyIn Cava DO
Rioja DOCa
colorOfBerrySkin white
countryOfOrigin Spain
cultivatedIn Aragon
Argentina
Australia
Catalonia
France
Israel
Languedoc-Roussillon
Navarra
linked to: Navarre

North Macedonia
Rioja
linked to: Rioja Alta

Roussillon
Spain
Valencia (region)
linked to: Valencian Community
isKeyComponentOf Cava
linked to: Cava DO
primaryRegionForCava Penedès
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
linked to: Cava DO

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Mancha wines grapeVariety Macabeo
Campo de Borja (comarca) grapeVariety Macabeo
subject linked to: Campo de Borja comarca
Viura alsoKnownAs Macabeo
Penedès DO grapeVariety Macabeo