Bodegas Abanico Tempestad Godello 2009

Godello from Spain
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Bodegas Abanico Tempestad Godello 2009 Front Label
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Region

Producer

Vintage
2009

Size
750ML

ABV
13.2%

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Winemaker Notes

A complex godello that is best opened half an hour before tasting. A flinty, mineral nose with hints of green fruits (apple) is followed by a very rich palate which is salty, mineral and also fresh and lively.

Professional Ratings

  • 91
    Bodegas Abanico’s 2009 Tempestad Godello reflects the outstanding character of the 2009 vintage in Valdeorras. Medium straw-colored, a super-expressive perfume of baking spices, peach, and fruit cocktail leaps from the glass of this intense effort. Rich, concentrated, and with serious depth, this dry, creamy, savory offering has exceptional length and should drink well for another 3-4 years.
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Bodegas Abanico, Spain
The Vinaguarena winery, founded in 1999, enjoys a privileged location in the valley of the river Guarena, a tributary fo the Duero river. The vineyards are spread over 30 hectares and consist only of the Tinta de Toro Variety. The vines are between 5 and 31 years old and the winery selects from even older vines under contract.

The management team is looking to create a wine with expression of variety, essence of place, intensity of aroma, clean fruit, and sweet tannins.

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White grapes are used in two famous types of Spanish wine, Sherry and Cava, but we will limit this discussion to still whites. Let’s begin with perhaps the best known and most highly regarded internationally, Albariño . Produced in the region of Rías Baixas, just above Portugal in northwestern Spain, Albariño typically sees no or little oak and is medium to medium-plus in body. Aroma and flavor notes often include citrus and peach, often with subtle floral notes and a suggestion of sea spray, giving the wine a zesty feel. Often bottled as a single varietal, Albariño is sometimes blended with other indigenous grapes like Loureira and Treixadura. Try one of these Spanish whites from Forjas del Salnes.

Let’s look at a few other Spanish white wines. Godello also hails from northwestern Spain and presents a profile of grapefruit, minerality and a slight smoky quality. Enjoy a bottle from Bodegas Avancia. The region of Rueda, northwest of Madrid, is home to Verdejo , which makes refreshing, un-oaked white wines whose herbal vibrancy recalls Sauvignon Blanc . Protos makes a tasty version. Up north in the Basque region, we find the wine called Txakoli (sometimes called Txakolina). Pronounced “sha-ko-LEE,” it’s made from a local grape called Hondurrabi Zuri and is light, fresh, citrusy, dry … and with razor sharp acidity that makes it a fantastic partner with local seafood and tapas. Ameztoi Gertariako is a good Spanish white wine producer to check out.

The Penedѐs region, best known for the oceans of delicious Cava it sends to the world, also produces still Spanish whites, sometimes from international varieties like Chardonnay , and often from the same grapes used for Cava. These include Parellada, Xarel-lo and Macabeo. Avaline produces a fine example of Penedes white. Finally, we visit the Rioja region. While it is historically and internationally famous for its reds, Rioja also produces fine Spanish white wines. These are usually based on Viura (the local name for Macabeo) and make good everyday sippers, although some aged versions can be stunningly complex. A good place to start is the white Rioja from Bodegas Muga.

As you can see, Spanish white wines offer a vast opportunity for exploration!

MSKSAB003_2009 Item# 114560

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