2016 Mauro Godello
Type | White |
Grapes | Godello |
Country/Region | Spain, Castilla y Leon |
Food pairing | Fish, Shellfish |
Vintage | 2016 |
Alcohol | 13% |
Very pleasant white wine this Godello from Bodegas Mauro . Beautiful bright yellow color with multiple aromatic nuances on a precise and attractive nose. The wine has an emphatic structure and is lively, balanced, full and fresh.
Planted with selected native clones in the vineyards of Los Músicos and El Rosal in Villafranca del Bierzo. These plots are located at 700 meters above sea level on poor sandy soil, disintegrated slate and large stones (alluvium). After the harvest, careful pressing of the grapes followed and maceration with the skin at 8 degrees for 12 hours to broaden the aromatic range. The wine then remained 'sur lie' in barrels of 500 liters for 9 months, after which it was bottled in June 2017. Made from 100% Godello grapes.
This wine tastes great with fish dishes (caviar, stews, oysters, cooked fish) and is also very tasty with rice dishes (with or without fish).
Bodegas Mauro was founded in 1980 by Mariano García, former winemaker of Vega Sicilia. His sons Alberto and Eduardo also work in the company, while cousin Isaac Fernández is the oenologist. The vineyards, a total of 45 ha, are located just outside (to the west) of the DO Ribera del Duero. A continental climate with Atlantic influences prevails on site. The soil contains a lot of lime and is very porous. The vines are 20 years old, in the Cueva Baja vineyard of 3 hectares almost 100 years. Every year some 210,000 bottles come out of the beautiful cellars, which indicates a low average return per hectare, namely 35 hl. Mauro has 950 barriques of 225 liters of mainly French oak, 25% of American oak. 20% is renewed annually. Mauro's reputation is huge, the wines belong to the international top. In 2004 a new Bodega was built just outside the busy town of Tudela de Duero to further improve quality and improve the accessibility of the company.