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Virgen del Galir makes this Valdeorras white from Albariño, Godello and Treixadura. Aged fourteen months in wood in separate parcels, it shows white peach, pear and citrus peel with a rounded, subtly nutty texture over Galician acidity.
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Description
Virgen del Galir sits in Valdeorras, in the mountainous east of Galicia, where slate and granite soils and an Atlantic influenced climate give white wines their cut and minerality. This blends three local grapes: Godello for body and stone fruit, Albariño for aromatic lift and citrus, and Treixadura for its greener, herbal freshness. Each parcel is aged separately in wood for fourteen months, so the barrel and lees contact rounds the wine and adds a nutty texture through the slow release of mannoproteins, while the cool origin keeps acidity firm and the fruit precise. The wood is used for texture rather than obvious oak flavour. The colour is bright straw gold. The nose shows white peach, pear and citrus peel, with honey and a light almond note from the ageing and a floral top. The palate is medium bodied and textured, the barrel weight framed by a saline, mineral freshness that runs to a long, clean finish. Serve at 10 to 12 degrees.
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A natural match for Galician seafood, from grilled white fish to crab, prawns and lobster, where the saline freshness lifts the shellfish. The barrel weight also carries roast chicken and hard nutty cheeses.
