Cuvées

Abad Dom Bueno Godello

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale yellow with lemon glints, fragrant with ripe fruit over a delicate aniseed floral base and citrus lift, savoury and easy with a clean, long close.

Abad Dom Bueno Rosé

4.1

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

Pale salmon in colour with intense aromas of flowers and red fruit, then a fresh, lively and balanced palate.

Adriá Godello

4.1

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Bodegas AdriáBierzo€€€€€Still White

Aphrodisiaque Rosé

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Almázcara MajaraBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

Pale orange with a thin layer of colour, intense on the nose with white flowers, then a fat, sweet-fruited palate with plenty of freshness and balance.

Armas de Guerra Godello

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Cooperativa Vinos del BierzoBierzo€€€€€Still White

Straw yellow with greenish nuances, fragrant with fruit and white flowers over a mineral and floral base, then a mineral, silky palate.

Armas de Guerra Rosado

4.0

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Cooperativa Vinos del BierzoBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

Pale red in colour, floral with red fruit notes, and a raspberry-sweet, silky and lively palate that stays traditional in shape.

Campo Redondo Godello

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Bodegas Bernardo ÁlvarezBierzo€€€€€Still White

Lemon yellow with green tones and an intense nose that shows the variety's origin, with agreeable freshness and intense fruit expression on the palate.

Capricho Godello

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Bodegas GancedoBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale yellow with greenish flashes; citrus, white flowers and stone fruit of apricot and peach, long and persistent with acidity and alcohol in balance.

Capricho Rosado

4.1

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Bodegas GancedoBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

Strawberry, red fruit and rose on the nose, then a well balanced palate whose controlled acidity keeps it fresh rather than sharp.

César Márquez Valtuille Vino de Villa

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Bodegas y Viñedos César MárquezBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Expressive and perfumed at a moderate 13 per cent, drawn largely from sandy soils that give a finer, lighter-framed Valtuille red.

Gancedo Mencía

4.1

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

Bodegas GancedoBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Cherry coloured with a violet rim, a fresh and fruity nose of wild red and black berries, light and fresh across the palate.

Godelia Extra Brut Gran Reserva

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

Straw yellow, fresh and complex, with white flowers and citrus wrapped in bakery and nut aromas from the lees, a fine bead and a persistent close.

Godelia Godello

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€Still White

Bright straw, intense and fruity, with stone fruit, citrus and white flowers over a mineral base and light fennel and cut-grass touches, then a creamy, saline palate.

Godelia Rosé

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

Pale pink with bluish reflections and a moreish floral nose of rose petal, jasmine and violets over red fruit, then a soft, elegant palate with real volume.

La Chana

4.5

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Losada Vinos de FincaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Fresh red fruit and floral aromas over a slightly mineral base, with excellent length, delicate structure and a fine, light tannin.

La Jurisdicción

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Vinos LOFBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale yellow with a faint green rim and fine slow tears; citrus, flowers and white fruit, with density on the palate and a vertical acidity that returns as citrus.

Losada Godello

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Losada Vinos de FincaBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale, clear and bright, markedly varietal on the nose with white flowers, white fruit and a mineral touch, then a voluminous yet delicate palate.

Sonrisa de Tares

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Bodegas Dominio de TaresBierzo€€€€€Still White

Bright lemon with golden glints; white flowers, citrus and nectarine over balsamic herbs, then a creamy, savoury palate with refreshing tension.

Ultreia Godello

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodega y Viñedos Raúl PérezBierzo€€€€€Still White

Barrel warmth against Godello's natural coolness: grass, lime peel and stone fruit, then a creamy, mineral palate that grows towards pineapple as it warms.

Ultreia Saint Jacques

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodega y Viñedos Raúl PérezBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Floral straight out of the glass: violets and chalk, then orange peel and wild strawberry over refreshing, fully integrated acidity.

Valdepiñeiro

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

Faint radiant gold, with mandarin peel and grapefruit against white flowers and intense but elegant minerality, then vibrant freshness turning unctuous.

Viernes Godello

4.1

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€Still White

Intense and fruity, with citrus and stone fruit leading; savoury and fresh in the mouth, the fruit giving way to a lightly mineral, refreshing close.

Viña Migarrón Blanco

4.0

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

Bodegas Bernardo ÁlvarezBierzo€€€€€Still White

Lemon yellow of medium intensity, with clean, primary and very fruity aromas, soft, moreish and balanced in the mouth.

Viña Migarrón Rosado

4.1

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Bodegas Bernardo ÁlvarezBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

Redcurrant coloured, clean and bright with varietal aromas, light and cheerful in the mouth with a very fruity, persistent aftertaste dominated by red fruit.