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Godello Luis Varela Alvarez de Toledo 2010
Bierzo DO
Hiszpania
Godello
Cena: 20
Alk: 12,50%
Kolor: b
Ocena: 5
Nr 14719
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star (2013-09-24)
Trochê redukcyjne je¶li chodzi o aromat, znaczy s³abo pachnie. W smaku w sumie w porzo, jest kwasu trochê i cia³a, nie bój siê ma³a; jest odrobina s³odyczy jak kto¶ sobie ¿yczy. Ujdzie, ale bez powtórki. @Biedronka

star (2013-09-24)
Nie to, ¿e nie pachnie, ale lekko zalatuje... a za co da³ Robert Parker, w osobie byæ mo¿e Jay Millera, 90 punktów, o to spytaæ by trzeba TPB czy TKM, ew. przeczytaæ reklamow± gazetkê.
wino14719#48645

star (2013-09-25)
Odmiana Godello (pralinka) mo¿e i tak ma, podobna jakby w aromatach i posmaku do Sauvignon Blanc, a nie jaka¶ redukcja co mi do pustej g³owy przysz³a. Jako bonus jeszcze jedno Godello z Bierzo i artyku³ Jancis Robinson (pralinka) Glorious Godello oraz (pralinka) Greatness of Godello, przyklejam fragmenty.

The more I taste this north-west Spanish white wine variety, the more I love it. Our Spanish specialist published his own paean of praise, The greatness of Godello, last October. The image shows the sort of slate into which some of the best Godello vines insinuate their roots. As we detail in our forthcoming book Wine Grapes (this phrase will recur frequently on this site, I fear), the variety was almost extinct in the 1970s but was deliberately fanned back to life by two determined saviours.

I think it was Rafael Palacios, As Sortes Godello Valdeorras that first drew to my attention the obvious nobility of this grape variety that combines the structure of white burgundy with the finesse of a juicily mineral grape. I made sure to include this pioneering wine when, a few years ago, I had to present an array of wines to demonstrate modern Spanish wine prowess. Since then the price of As Sortes has climbed to well over £20 a bottle and I am more likely to order its more precocious little brother Rafael Palacios, Louro do Bolo Godello Valdeorras at around half this price.

I recently had a chance to compare the Louro do Bolo 2010 and 2011 and particularly enjoyed the younger wine even though, as Luis points out, Godello is a variety that is well capable of making wines that improve with age. Indeed the Louro do Bolo 2009 currently on sale at Berry Bros at £16.45 tastes as though it is in the prime of life. Luis, quite rightly, is a particular fan of the wines of Valdesil of Valdeorras, who also make a range of wines of differing quality levels and and life expectancies. In the UK we are able to choose from the fine (if very low on stock) Valdesil Godello 2010 Valdeorras at £15.12 from Waitrose and the company's most basic bottling Valdesil, Montenovo Godello 2010 Valdeorras for as little as £7.99 if two bottles are bought from Majestic.

The grape can be found in other parts of the cool, green north west of Spain, too, notably Ribeira Sacra. I was particularly impressed recently by the unoaked version of Peña das Donas, Almalarga Godello 2010 Ribeira Sacra, which is temporarily out of stock on Lea & Sandeman's website but they expect to reinstate it on Monday at £13.95 per single bottle (£12.95 when 11 more mixed bottles are bought).

The Sampler website and shops in London have a terrific and very distinctive, jazzily labelled, fully mature example in Soto del Vicario, Go de Godello 2008 Bierzo at £20.50 a bottle (very much more successful than the same producer's Men de Mencia 2008, as is reflected in the latter's price of £12.30). This has a wonderfully tertiary, fully developed bouquet with a firm, minerally spine.

Among other mass retailers in the UK, Marks & Spencer list Pazos del Rey Godello 2011 Monterrei at £7.99, which is perfectly serviceable although a little muted. It is surely only a matter of time before we are offered a Tesco Finest* Godello?

I'm sure they exist but I have yet to encounter a seriously disappointing Godello (with the possible exception of Martín Codax, Maria Martin Godello 2009 Monterrei tasted a year ago), so have given one of my most general links to wine-searcher's stockists below. Just ensure that you enter your location in the relevant box.

Galicia in the north west corner of Spain is bubbling when it comes to wines. Ribeiro, known in ancient times as Ribadavia, was the classical region here. The Albariño from Rías Baixas has already reached most parts of the planet. But there's a lot more to Galicia than that. Of course there is a big chunk of coast with Atlantic influence, but there's even more inland, from the appellations of Valdeorras, Ribeira Sacra and Monterrei. And even if the whites are better known, all regions within Galicia also produce reds, often, as with the whites, from local grape varieties. Valdeorras is a small appellation in the...
wino14719#48648

star (2013-09-25)
Pije siê rzeczywi¶cie nie¼le - niez³a gêsto¶æ (Jancis porównuje do burgundów, wiêc mo¿e jak Mersault), ale do tego ch³ód i mineralno¶æ (Chablis) i dobra soczysto¶æ, wchodzi jak woda, ale goryczki odrobina, wiêc wod± z pewno¶ci± nie jest. Jeszcze gdyby lepiej pachnia³o, to z pewno¶ci± sze¶æ.
wino14719#48649

star (2013-09-26)
Eric Asimov o Godello pisze w New York Times (pralinka) ¿e to odmiana podatna na terroir i winifikacjê, w sumie do¶æ neutralna, przypominaj±ca nieco Chardonnay. A w Hiszpanii ³atwo nie jest, konsumpcja spada i w ogóle.

Perhaps she’s overstating it — the Spanish are not yet accompanying their steak or sea bream with gin and tonics, as one friend in Madrid told me — but wine consumption there has nonetheless diminished.

It’s just another burden in what has been more than a century of disasters for Spanish wine: phylloxera, civil war, two world wars, dictatorship and now rampant unemployment and the prospect of an economic collapse. Yet the rejuvenation of the Spanish wine industry that began in earnest after Franco continues. Agriculture perseveres, regardless of fad, fashion and even economic setbacks.

wino14719#48657

marwin (2013-09-26)
Z moich do¶wiadczeñ z Godello wynika, ¿e w dobrych rekach przypomina Chablis i z tych samych do¶wiadczeñ wynika, ¿e wiêkszo¶æ win to kwaskowa woda. Ma³o aromatu, ma³o smaku, ma³o wszystkiego. Przy temperaturach powy¿ej 30 stopni, to a¿ tak bardzo nie przeszkadza. Czego mi brakowa³o tam, to win ze ¶redniej pó³ki. Widocznie szczep to wymagaj±cy.
wino14719#48658

star (2013-09-26)
W moim odczuciu, to w³a¶nie wino jest mainstreamowym winem ze ¶redniej pó³ki - z pewno¶ci± nie jest kwaskow± wod± - ma sporo cia³a i aromatu, choæ ten akurat móg³by byæ szlachetniejszy. To bardzo solidne wino, a do tego pije siê jak wodê, choæ wodniste przecie¿ nie jest - pewno jest mineralne;-) Godello na SW tak (pralinka) siê prezentuje. Za¶ tak (pralinka) pod postaci± portugalskiego Gouveio.
wino14719#48659

marwin (2013-09-26)
Poprzednio pisa³em w kontek¶cie ogólnym pt. "Godello". Natomiast opisywane przez Ciebie nie porywa mnie tak jak Parkera. Zwyk³e wino do picia, ani lepsze ani gorze po¶ród tysiêcy podobnych win. Pije siê jak wodê i tylko jak wodê. Mo¿e dzia³a znów "ró¿norodno¶æ" biedronkowych etykiet ? - moje by³o "nijakie takie" - cytuj±c klasyka.
wino14719#48666

avas (2013-09-27)
Posmak jablkowo miodowo-gruszkowy z lekkim zapachem melona .
Dla mnie bomba @Jeronimo


wino14719#48669

temi (2013-09-28)
Chyba jednak Awas ;-)
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