Castro Ventosa Valtuille Godello 2019

Valtuille Godello 2019 93WA
Castro Ventosa
Bierzo, Spain

Grapes: 100% Godello
Soil Type: Very stony clay soils, sloped hillside vineyard with western exposure
Vine Age: 25+ years old
The grapes are sourced from a west-facing single vineyard ‘El Val’ plated at over 500 metres altitude. The vineyard has a westerly aspect. The soils are very stony clay and the vines are over 25 years old.  The grapes are handpicked and destemmed at the winery. The grapes are kept cold in 5,000 litre tanks for 24 hours before direct pressing. The must is then transferred to 700-litre used oak barrels, where the wine ferments with wild yeasts and remains in barrel until bottling five days before the next harvest. The wine is fined with clay and gently press-filtered before bottling.

93 pts Robert Parker Wine Advocate (Luis Gutierrez)
The top of the range for whites, the 2019 Valtuille Godello (they own the brand Valtuille) comes from a single plot in the in the paraje El Val (it will carry the name of the paraje and will be a Vino de Paraje official category from 2021 onward), a west-facing slope in the village. It fermented in 500- and 700-liter oak vats, where the wine matured for one year with the lees that were not stirred. It has a very expressive nose with notes of fennel and flowers; it's aromatic, expressive and harmonious. It's tasty and finishes dry and clean. 1,100 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2020.