Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninlow
Acidityhigh
Sweetnesssweet
Finishlong
Oakoak aged

Drinking window

Best 2 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs12 yrs14 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.

In the glass

Full-bodiedLow tanninHigh aciditySweetLong finish

Aroma: red fruit, deep mineral base

Palate: sweet concentration, fresh lift, velvety close

A naturally sweet Mencía from grapes left to overripen on the vine: red fruit over a mineral base, sweet and concentrated but fresh, with a velvety finish.

What it pairs with

  • Dark chocolate desserts
    The producer's own pairing; sweetness and acidity handle the cocoa bitterness.
  • Blue cheese
    Salt and sweet balance each other, as the estate suggests.
  • Game dishes
    An unusual match the producer recommends, where the concentrated fruit meets the meat.

History

Libamus is Godelia's rarest wine, made only when the season allows. Over-ripened Mencía from vines more than eighty years old is hand picked, chilled, cryomacerated at 5 degrees for ten days, fermented at 20 degrees and then arrested by cooling, with thirty days on skins and eight months in fine-grain French oak.

Facts

Producer
Bodegas y Viñedos Godelia · visiting guide
Grapes
Mencía (100%)
Classification
DO Bierzo
Oak
Eight months in 400 litre fine-grain French oak
ABV
13.0%
Price
€22-30 at retail
Drinking window
2-12 from vintage

Frequently asked about Libamus

What does Libamus taste like?

A naturally sweet wine with red fruit aromas over a deep mineral base, showing the concentration of the soil. The palate is sweet, concentrated, fresh and elegant, with a velvety finish.

How is Libamus made?

From Mencía grapes over-ripened on the vine, cold macerated at 5 degrees for ten days, fermented at 20 degrees with fermentation stopped by chilling, thirty days on skins and eight months in 400 litre French oak.

Is Libamus made every year?

No. Without the right combination of conditions in the harvest there is no production.

What food pairs with Libamus?

Chocolate desserts and strong cheeses are the producer's own suggestions, and they also recommend it with game dishes.

Tags

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