Winemaker Notes
Bright straw in color, it has an intense and fruity nose, in which stone and citrus fruits as well as white flowers are prominent. It has a mineral background and slight hints of fennel and freshly cut grass. In the mouth it is very creamy, fruity, and elegant, with its characteristic mineral and slightly saline notes, which together with the acidity give it a fresh and persistent finish.
Ideal for appetizers, fish, and seafood. We love to enjoy it with Galician a feira-style octopus.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This light-straw-colored wine has a bouquet of apricot, grapefruit and honeysuckle. It has a creamy texture and flavors of Granny Smith apple, lemon zest, roasted yellow pepper and herbes de Provence that culminate in a zesty finish.
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James Suckling
Sliced green apples, lemon grass and chalk on the nose, following through to a very fresh and tangy palate, teeming with limey, high acidity. Textured, pure and mouthwatering.
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Wine Spectator
Linear and salty, this vibrant white features floral accents to the nectarine, preserved lemon and crushed almond flavors. Snappy, lightly spiced finish. Godello and Doña Blanca.
Godello is native to northwest Spain and has experienced a major revival in the last 20 years. Godello wines are typically sleek and lightly creamy in texture. Barrel fermentation and lees stirring are typical in Valdeorras, Spain where the grape comes from. These winemaking techniques make the most of Godello's inherent structure and help bring out its lovely floral character. Somm Secret—DNA profiling says that Spain’s Godello is actually identical to the Portugese grape variety Gouveio, which grows throughout the Douro and Dão (where it used to mistakenly be called Verdelho).
One of the few northwestern Spanish regions with a focus on a red variety, Bierzo, part of Castilla y León, is home to the flowery and fruity Mencia grape. Mencia produces balanced and bright red wines full of strawberry, raspberry, pomegranate, baking spice, pepper and black licorice. The well-drained soils of Bierzo are slate and granite.