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Ladeiras do Xil, Godello "Gaba do Xil", 2024

White Wine from Other Spain, Spain
by Godello
$32.99
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Godello is the grape that pulled Valdeorras back from obscurity, and this is the bottling that shows why. Telmo Rodríguez and Pablo Eguzkiza began working the Val do Bibei in 2002; since 2014 the project has been led by Jorge Saa, whose job has largely been restoring old terraces and replanting native varieties. The fruit comes off the O Barreiro estate at Larouco, red slate over clay between 400 and 500 metres, with vines ranging from twenty to eighty years old and certified organic farming. Whole bunches are hand-picked into small boxes, fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in temperature-controlled steel, then left four months on fine lees without stirring and with no malolactic fermentation - a recipe built to keep the slate and the acidity intact. Serve it cool rather than ice-cold and give it fifteen minutes in the glass.

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Robert Parker

92 points

"The 2024 Gaba do Xil O Barreiro comes from a mild year, with enough rain and lower yields because of problems with fungus. The grapes were healthy when they started picking them the third of September. It fermented and matured in stainless steel with lees for four months without going through malolactic acidity. It's pale and young, still a little reductive, faintly balsamic but with a good core and mid-palate with fantastic balance. It comes in at 13.5% alcohol, with a pH of 3.6 and 4.8 grams of acidity."

More about Godello

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Godello

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled octopus, razor clams, empanada de bonito, roast chicken with lemon, and hard sheep's cheeses like Idiazábal.

Tasting Profile

Dry and light-bodied, with green apple, white peach and citrus pith over a stony, saline core. Firm acidity - there is no malolactic softening here - and a clean, faintly bitter finish.