Minius Godello
- 0.75L | 13.5%
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Minius Godello
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Minius Godello 2024 D.O.
Minius Godello 2024 is a vibrant, elegant white wine from Galicia for those who appreciate freshness, subtle aromatics, and a smooth, lingering finish. This cuvée beautifully demonstrates how Adegas Valmiñor crafts a grape like Godello into an accessible, precise style, with great attention to selection and purity in the cellar. At Perfect Wine, this is one of those Spanish whites that excels as a refined aperitif, with a light lunch, or alongside fresh fish dishes.
Vineyards and Region
Its origin lies in northwestern Spain, where Galicia is renowned for white wines with tension and finesse.
- Location / Origin: Minius comes from D.O. Monterrei, an appellation in Galicia. This places the wine in a region known for characterful white wines with freshness and clear varietal expression.
- Vineyard & Harvest: The grapes are rigorously selected and hand-harvested into 20 kg crates. This meticulous approach helps ensure the fruit arrives at the cellar intact and precise.
Vinification and Aging
In the cellar, everything revolves around a pure, fresh style with as much precision as possible.
- Harvest & Selection: After manual picking, an additional selection takes place on a sorting table, after which the grapes are destemmed and gently pressed. This keeps the wine's foundation crisp and refined.
- Fermentation: First, there is 3-4 hours of cold maceration at 10 °C, followed by static settling and alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel at 16.5 °C. This approach preserves the pure fruit expression and gives the wine its fresh, clear profile.
- Bottle Aging: After filtration and bottling, the wine rests in the bottle for another 30 days before distribution. This allows it to become slightly more harmonious and well-rounded in the glass.
Grape Composition
Here, everything revolves around one grape that is winning over more and more enthusiasts in Galicia.
- 100% Godello: Godello forms the complete base here, giving the wine its elegant structure, soft entry, and fresh length. In this style, the grape primarily showcases citrus, white flowers, white fruit, and subtle spiciness.
Tasting Notes and Serving Suggestions
Light yellow-green in the glass, with aromas of citrus, white flowers, white fruit, and fine herbs like fennel. On the palate, you taste a soft, elegant entry with lively acidity that provides freshness and tension. The finish lingers beautifully, with a refined, spicy aftertaste.
- Serving Temperature: 10–12 °C is best here, as this range keeps the aromatics open while preserving the fresh tension beautifully.
- Dishes: Grilled white fish, shellfish and crustaceans, light appetizers, and refined lunch dishes with green herbs pair particularly well.
Accolades
- 90 points, Decanter (2024): Silver medal, a fine distinction within the Silver category of the Decanter World Wine Awards.
More information about Adegas Valmiñor
Adegas Valmiñor was founded in 1997, although the estate's ties to the region and its grapes stretch back much further. The domain operates with a clear love for Galicia and for indigenous grape varieties, with great respect for the land that forms the basis of everything produced here. This combination of regional pride, care in the vineyard, and modern precision in the cellar makes Minius Godello so appealing.
