When I last blogged about Albillo, I took the grape responsible for the above wine as Albillo Real, but mentioned that another grape Albillo Mayor may also be simply referred to as Albillo. It turns out the latter is also a very interesting grape, being amongst other things a parent of Tempranillo. The problem is further compounded when it seems that official statistics do not differentiate tbetween different grapes with Albillo as part of their name.The Albillo grown in Ribero del Duero has also added complications. The grape that I read somewhere Vega Sicilia can add to its Unico is noted to be called Pardina there, but according to VIVC that is another grape called Cayetana Blanco (actually this is the Prime Name). There also seems to be a Crimean Albillo which I tasted in one of the Massandra wines. That will need another entry to unravel.
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