Bodegas Estefanía ★ 4.6

Casar de Burbia ★ 4.6

Family bodega founded in 1989 by Nemesio Fernández Bruña, working 27 hectares split across 52 small mountain parcels and vinifying each one separately under organic farming.

Tasting: Cellar open Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 14:00 and 15:00 to 18:00.

Signature wines: Nemesio, Tebaida, Tebaida Nº5, El Castañal, Hombros, Valdepiñeiro

Bodegas y Viñedos Mengoba ★ 4.7

Bordeaux-trained Grégory Pérez works 12 hectares from a cellar at San Juan de Carracedo, with Espanillo parcels above 600 metres and Godello and Mencía plots at Arganza.

Signature wines: Estaladiña, La Grande Cuvée, El Rebolón, Mencía de Espanillo, Mengoba Las Botas, Mengoba Godello Viejo

Bodegas Gancedo ★ 4.4

Grower-run cellar at Quilós outside Cacabelos, bottling the Mencía labels Xestal and Ucedo alongside the Godello Herencia del Capricho.

Tasting: Winery experiences arranged on request through the estate telephone.

Signature wines: Xestal, Ucedo, Herencia del Capricho, Capricho Godello, Capricho Rosado

Bodegas y Viñedos Godelia ★ 4.4

Built in 2009 by the García Rodríguez family on the old N-VI at Pieros, drawing on about 50 hectares spread across several zones of the denomination.

Tasting: Enoturismo visits and tastings at the Pieros cellar, booked by telephone or email.

Signature wines: Godelia Godello, Godelia Mencía, Godelia Selección Mencía, Libamus, Godelia Extra Brut Gran Reserva

Bodegas y Viñedos Luna Beberide ★ 4.5

Started in 1986 by Alejandro Luna, farming 30 hectares between Finca Valdetruchas and the old high parcels at Dragonte in Corullón, on slate and clay-limestone, with vines over 60 years old on south-facing slopes.

Tasting: Finca Valdetruchas vineyard visits by prior reservation. Winter weekdays 08:00 to 16:00, summer weekdays 07:00 to 15:00.

Signature wines: Paixar Viña de Vaca, Paixar A Serra, Viña La Recuperada, Finca Luna Beberide

Bodega del Abad ★ 4.3

Carracedelo cellar on the old N-VI working 25 hectares and bottling single-variety Mencía and Godello, with Carracedo as the top red.

Tasting: Guided tours by prior appointment, Monday to Saturday at 11:00, covering reception through bottling.

Signature wines: Carracedo Mencía, Carracedo Godello, Gotín Mencía, Abad Dom Bueno Godello, Abad Dom Bueno Mencía