- Denominación de Origen
- LOCATION
- Varietal
- VINEYARD
- YEAR(S) PLANTED
- VITICULTURE
- SOILS
- CLIMATE
- WINEMAKING
- AGEING
- COMMENTS
D.O. Valdeorras
Town of Raxoá, in the Valley of Valdeorras, Province of Ourense, in the Northeast of the D.O.
100% Godello
Aeiroá. Located on the southern bank of the River Sil on 30° slopes. Oriented Northeast.
1904/1910
Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Organic Gobelet trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand.
Primarily slate soils intermixed with small quantities quartz.
Mediterranean climate with an Atlantic influence. Very cold winters and very warm hot summers.
The grapes are hand-harvested and stored in small baskets. The wine is fermented with indigenous yeast in French oak puncheons and demi-muids (500-600 L barrels, respectively.)
10 months sur lie in French oak puncheons and demi-muids (500-600L barrels, respectively) with battonage.
Sourced from some of the oldest, most traditional vineyards planted in Valdeorras, Avancia Godello expresses the authenticity the history of Valdeorras and the oldest Godello clones in the world. A completely unique white wine that ages beautifully and has been recognized by Robert Parker as Spain’s best Godello.
