Ultreia, La Claudina, Bierzo, 2019
A subtle white fruited gentle nose, with ripe lemons and notes of honey and stem ginger. Nicely layered with silky white peaches and softly pressed flowers. Finishing with notes of bread and salt. 100% Godello from a 0.77 hectare parcel with sandy soils in Bierzo, on the border between Valtuille del Abajo and Villafranca del Bierzo, protected from frost by the nearby river. Direct press with no maceration and left to settle in oak vat before fermentation in used barrique. No top up of the barrels so as to allow a little flor to develop, bringing texture and salinity. Left for a year in barrel with no stirring or racking and bottled unfined and unfiltered after around 12 months.
critic reviews
Pale yellow-gold. Fresh orchard and pit fruits, lemon pith, marzipan, tarragon and pungent flowers on the intensely perfumed, mineral-accented nose. Concentrated peach, pear, orange, honey and succulent herb flavors pick up a spicy quality with air. The mineral and floral notes drive an impressively long, gently chewy, finely detailed finish that leaves pear skin and green almond notes behind.