Cesar Marquez Perez: La Salvacion Godello 2023

: Godello 100%

: hvid, tør; 13,0% Vol.; Modenhed til at drikke: 2027–2044

: frisk syrlighed; mineral; ukonventionel

: Tim Atkin: 96/100; Suckling: 96/100; Parker: 95/100; Galloni: 95/100

: Spanien, Bierzo

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Bodega Cesar Marquez, Plaza la fuente 1, Valtuille de abajo, Spanien

Tim Atkin om: La Salvacion Godello

This is the very first white that César made back in 2015 from Godello grafted onto 100 year old Mencía vines in Arganza, in the very north of the region. It’s a wonderful expression of Godello, fermented and aged in 500L barrels. Subtle green apple and pear are layered over wet stone and a steely backbone. Serious acidity underpins the wine, perfectly balancing the richness on the palate. A wine of precision with a morish saline finish.

Suckling om: La Salvacion Godello

Dried lemons and herbs on the nose, with a subtle, savory edge. The palate is medium- to full-bodied, offering rich yet restrained white fruit layered with mineral tension. Very expressive, with plenty unfolding in the glass and a delicate saline note in the finish. Sourced from three parcels planted at around 700 meters in Arganza in Bierzo. Fermented in 500-liter French oak barrels. No malolactic fermentation. Drink or hold.

Parker om: La Salvacion Godello

The white Godello 2023 La Salvación was produced with grapes from a one-hectare centenary plot in Arganza, the northernmost and cooler village in Bierzo, a plot on clay and slate that was regrafted from Mencía some 20 years ago. The destemmed grapes were pressed in a pneumatic press, and the juice fermented in 500-liter oak barrels after setting for 24 hours. It matured in those barrels for one year, with the lees but without bâtonnage. It has 13% alcohol, a pH of 3.07 and 7.25 grams of acidity, meaning good ripeness and very good freshness and acidity. It's vibrant and very tasty, piercing and pungent, with a nice compromise between power and elegance. It's more direct, sharp and tasty but with restraint; it takes time to open up in the glass. 6,700 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2025.

Galloni om: La Salvacion Godello

The 2023 Godello La Salvación hails from Arganza, in the northern, mountainous reaches of Bierzo. It opens with a reductive, flinty note that gives way to the floral traits of the variety and a touch of apple. On the palate, this reveals power, energy and depth lifted by freshness and a soft, talc-like texture on the finish.

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César Márquez er nevø til den langskæggede Bierzo-vinmager Raul Perez. Den talentfulde unge mand behøver dog ikke at frygte sammenligning, da han selv allerede er et af de spirende talenter på den spændende spanske vinscene. Selv om César studerede ønologi på universitetet i Requena i 2007, lærte...

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