- 93 points -
(Vintage 2020)This is so intense, showing bright, tangy acidity with incredible minerality, as well as sliced green apple and white pineapple. Medium body. Acidity-driven. Zingy and zesty, Drink now.
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COMPAÑIA DE VINOS TELMO RODRIGUEZ
Gaba do Xil Branco
2020
- Organic Agriculture / In Conversion
Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Denominación de origen (DO)
Region
Galicia
Appellation
Valdeorras
Varietal(s)
Godello
100 %
Alcohol percentage
13.5%
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
2.1 g/l
Aging vessel type
Stainless steel
Length of aging
4 months
Producer's website
About this winery
In 1994, Pablo Eguzkiza and Telmo Rodríguez, along with a third oenologist, created a Garnacha from old bush vineyards in Navarra. The wine was called Alma (soul). This is how the business started, originally under the name of Compañía de Vinos de La Granja. The name was a declaration of intent: it made it clear that the company would be producing more wines in the future and contained a homage to La Granja, the famous glassworks, a centre of outstanding Spanish craftwork that has all but...
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Product notes
Fermentation: Native and selected yeast Our project in Valdeorras is acquiring a very clear personality and because of this we've decided to change the wine label. The two new labels are based on the iconic bridges found within the Santa Cruz region. We have now had the second harvest of the Mencia grapes and they are a total revelation. We are convinced that over time this will become one of the most original red wines of northern Spain Soil: Placed about 550 m of altitude. Shallow soils, with terraces due to steep slopes, versant to south, west and northwest, stony, acid and coarse textured. Developed from granodiorites (granites). Low fertility and low water retention capacity Viticulture: Own grapes and traditional suppliers Harvest: Selection in vineyard. 100% hand picking.
Tasting notes
Colour: Light straw. Refreshingly bitter wine, showing lime and lemon zest qualities and a hint of quinine. Aromas: Bright citrus and green apple aromas are underpinned by energetic minerality. Flavours: Finishes with a deeper chamomile flavor and good persistence.
Press reviews
- 92 points -
November 2020 (Vintage 2019)A fruity white with sliced apple, honey and some pear undertones. It’s medium-bodied with tangy fruit and a flavorful finish. Some dried pineapple and honey at the end. Drink now.
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- 91 points -
Luis Gutiérrez, July 2020 (Vintage 2019)The white 2019 Gaba do Xil Branco was produced with Godello and some other white grapes from a number of vineyards located between 400 and 500 meters in altitude on red clay and slate soils. This fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats, where it matured with the lees for four months. These whites show very reductive when young and only start showing well one year after bottling, so at this early stage, you need to guide yourself by the palate rather than the nose. The palate is super granitic, with that chalky dryness and the tasty finish that is almost salty. This year, it's more granite-like than Godello. 2019 is going to be a very good vintage for whites. 143,820 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2020.
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- 16 points -
Ferran Centelles, December 2019 (Vintage 2018)A blend from the single plots of A Pedreira, A Torgueira, O Barreiro, Valerio, and Valdemás located in the villages of Larouco and Santa Cruz (Ourense). Plantings at 400–500 m elevation, on reddish soils of clay and slate. Traditional viticulture, resulting in 80% VSP-trained vines and 20% bush vines. Hand-harvested with bunch selection, fermented using native yeasts in stainless-steel vats, then lees-aged in stainless-steel vats for four months.
Tasted blind. An easy-drinking style of Godello. Fruity, agreeable, more immediate than persistent, but voluminous too. Refreshing. Not the most complex, but very pleasurable. Nicely made and well-managed, but not particularly deep.