Avanthia Godello 2024

Avancia Godello comes from Valdeorras, the inland Galician appellation, and is made by Avancia, part of the Jorge Ordóñez group. It is a varietal Godello from old vineyards averaging forty years of age, planted on sloping sites at around 500 metres. The soils are mostly chalk and granite, which give the wine a clear mineral character and good drainage, while the altitude and slope bring cool nights and a wide day to night temperature swing that preserves acidity and aromatic detail in a warmer inland setting. Old vines carry low yields of concentrated fruit. The wine is aged for seven months in large 500 litre French oak barrels, a format whose lower ratio of wood to wine gives slow, gentle oxygenation and texture without a strong oak flavour. The colour is bright straw. The nose marries freshness and depth, with ripe nectarine and pear alongside dill and green herbs and a faint mineral, earthy note. The palate is medium bodied and balanced, with stone fruit, a savoury herbal edge and a long, mineral finish. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees. It suits richer fish and poultry dishes.