Adega Algueira: Cornamus 2023

Adega Algueira: Cornamus 2023

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Godello 100%
hvid, tør
13,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2026–2044
Lobenberg: 96/100
Weingut: 96/100
Colin Hay: 96/100
Parker: 94/100
Decanter: 94/20
Jane Anson: 94/100
Spanien, Galicien, Ribeira Sacra
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Cornamus 2023

96
/100

Godello næsten 50 år gammel. I op til 600 meters højde. Gæret og modnet i store træfade. Ikke 3000 flasker. Hyldeblomst, æble og citronskal i næsen. Stor salt mineralitet og stenet greb sammen med de sensationelle aromaer og den strukturerede, livlige, energiske ligefremhed.

Årgangsrapport

2023 var meget varm, men den er meget køligere og mere afbalanceret end den endnu varmere og tørrere 2022. Ikke så spændende og ekstrem som 2021, mere en moden og harmonisk version af 2020. Og så er 2023 helt sikkert en fortsættelse af de store årgange siden 2019. Luis Gutierez, Parkers mand for Spanien, opsummerer 2023-årgangen baseret på Alvaro Palacios vinmarker i det fjerne vest og det fjerne øst, dvs. på tværs af alle lande: "2023 var en endnu mere generøs høst end 2022 ... vinene har bedre balance, og det føles slet ikke som et varmt år. Faktisk føles vinene mere som om, de kommer fra et køligt år. Det er en årgang, der har en tendens til reduktion, ikke så meget som 2020, men stadig reduktiv. Men det er en elegant, stenet reduktion ... Kvaliteten af 2023'erne er fantastisk. Der er et niveau af præcision, renhed, symmetri og elegance, som gør, at hvis slutningen af élevage og aftapningen går som forventet, må jeg konkludere, at 2023 måske er den fineste årgang ... Der kan være andre individuelle vine, der når højere toppe, men som en samlet portefølje repræsenterer årgang 2023 den stærkeste samling, der nogensinde er produceret.

Smagsnotat
96
/100

Weingut om: Cornamus

Cornamús is the result of the work Algueira has been doing for the last 45 years into recovering the indigenous local white varieties, with a special the focus on the Godello. That variety itself has a unique talent in transmiting the essence of freshness and balance of our terroir. Our goal was topreserve that identity keeping it as the main component of this wine while being suported by the minerality of our soils, granite and quartz taking the protagonism. Our duty at the winery was the let the wine express it’s elegance by letting it rest in our oldest foudres interveining as minimum as possible. As a result, Cornamús became the perfect expression of the potential of our landscape to produce unique whites that condensate this decades of constant dedication into recuperate our history.

Smagsnotat
96
/100

Colin Hay om: Cornamus

(Ribeira Sacra DO; 100% Godello planted on two very steeply sloping terraced vineyards at 200 and 600 metres of altitude; aged for 15 months in oak foudres; 13.5% alcohol; just 3050 bottles produced). A new presence on la place. Fascinating and, again, highly distinctive. Wild mint, Bergamotte, eucalyptus, privet, a hint of yuzu too and some lovely subtle floral notes. In the mouth this is, for now at least, dominated by the citrus – above all citron pressé and white grapefruit zest. There’s a more herbal element too – fennel seed and oregano, marjoram perhaps. Indeed, we have here something like the parfumier’s essence of mountain herbs. Fabulous. Glassy and intensely fresh with a rapier like clarity. Sapidity and salinity combine on the finish to render this even more succulent and juicy. Delicate and very refined yet vivid and vibrant at the same time. This has much in common with wines like Asphodèle and Lilium from Château Climens, above all in its crystallinity and that signature ‘white’ florality.

94
/100

Parker om: Cornamus

After the red Dolio, they produced a new white to be sold at La Place de Bordeaux, the 2023 Cornamús. It's a Godello, mostly from Aviador, a steep vineyard planted 20 years ago on gneiss, quartz and slate soils, and a small percentage of other grapes. It fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in a 2,000-liter oak foudre with lees for 15 months. The vineyard is from a cooler, higher-altitude zone (500+ meters) close to Castro Caldelas, and it delivered a vibrant wine with 13.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.2 coupled with six grams of acidity. The nose is different from the other whites. The wine comes through as more nuanced and detailed and is fresh and sharper, with a vibrant palate. 3,050 bottles produced. It was bottled in April 2025.

94
/20

Decanter om: Cornamus

A new and interesting addition to La Place de Bordeaux this year. Super flowery aromatics with lemon juice and some white grapefruit. A slightly waxy, oily texture with some burnt caramel alongside peach and pear. Quite a savoury take with bright and zesty citrus elements alongside pronounced saltiness. Complex and enjoyable. Director Fabio González Pérez and winemaker Fernando González Riveiro

94
/100

Jane Anson om: Cornamus

A blossom of white flowers on the opening aromatics, fragrant and enticing, elderflower is dominant, alongside lilies and apple blossom, clear saline kick, sea spray and oyster shell alongside crisp citrus and lime zest. Full of energy and extremely moreish. Great stuff. Fernando Gonzalez Riveiro winemaker, 3ha of vines entirely from the Godello grape. Granite, quartz and gneiss soils, steep slopes from 200-600m altitude, dry farmed, fermented in 1000l oak casks, native yeasts, then 15 months in large oak casks, producing 3,000 bottles. First time on the Place. Tasted twice, already looking forward to the next time. This is a textbook 94 point wine that is hard to not drink way too quickly.

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