Godello is an
indigenous grape from Galicia in Spain and Valdeorras is the main DO where it
is grown and vinified (although some is also grown in nearby Bierzo).
Valdeorras (literally Valley of Gold) was mined for gold in Roman times, but
after they finished with extracting gold, they planted vines and made wine. In
the Middle Ages, the religious orders took over, but it was only after the
reintroduction of Godello in the early 1970s that the area acquired its DO
status in 1977.
We had this wine at a Spanish wine dinner organized by the KCC Wine Society last week. A pale straw wine with a fragrant nose with a hint of fruit, the palate was a bit acid, slightly fruity but intriguingly a touch tannic too. There was also a bitter note in the palate, but this disappeared as the acid backbone took over right through to the finish. Interesting indeed!
We had this wine at a Spanish wine dinner organized by the KCC Wine Society last week. A pale straw wine with a fragrant nose with a hint of fruit, the palate was a bit acid, slightly fruity but intriguingly a touch tannic too. There was also a bitter note in the palate, but this disappeared as the acid backbone took over right through to the finish. Interesting indeed!
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