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Valdesil and Lusco do Mino

This marvellous, revitalised Estate is emblematic of the return-to-terroir manifesto that can now be witnessed throughout the finest European wine regions. Over the past five years we have seen an almost dizzying rise in the quality of wines from this Galician producer. Since the early 2000s, the family has been purchasing back many of the tiny treasured Godello ‘pezas’ (plots) that were sold under the last generation – those that their ancestor José Ramón Gayoso had lovingly cultivated since 1855. Harnessing the massive potential of this earthly resource through lower yields, dedicated vineyard management and winemaker Cristina Mantilla’s midas touch with Godello, Valdesil are now releasing some of the most exciting white wines from Spain. This makes sense; Valdesil has some of the oldest Godello vines in existence, as well as some of the most dramatic vineyard sites, including some stunning, old vined pezas planted on broken blue slate rising up from the banks of the River Sil. These striking Galician vineyards have an almost Mosel feel about them.

Valdeorras is a tiny region on the north bank of the River Sil which lies between the towns of O Barco to A Rúa,... read more

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Lusco Do Miño Zios 2009
Arriving June. This is simply a bargain from one of the most important Estates in Rias Baixas. Zios comes from a fragmented selection of twenty year old Albariño groves in Salvaterra, a subdistrict... read more
Product Code: 8990-750
Only 6 left
Bottle size 750ml
Buy a straight or mixed dozen get 10% off!
$ 29.00 Single bottle price
$ 26.10 Mixed or straight dozens
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Val De Sil Montenovo Blanco 2010
Montenovo is an excellent introduction to the mouth-filling Godellos of Valdeorras. It's made without recourse to wood, guaranteeing freshness and allowing the varietal characters to shine. Made... read more
Product Code: 8959-750
Bottle size 750ml
Buy a straight or mixed dozen get 10% off!
$ 29.00 Single bottle price
$ 26.10 Mixed or straight dozens
Quantity
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