Godello is a very famous indigenous white grape variety, from the north-west of Spain, that if you haven't tried it yet, don't bother, because La Salvation by Cesar Marquez, is the best reason to do it and for more than one reason. It is 100% Godello, has an elegant balance of minerality, rich citrus, and floral aromas and finally, it has received 94pts from Robert Parker. Another one is that the grapes come from the top locations in the region! Move in a flash!
Cesar Marquez grows his vines in the Bierzo of Valtuille de Abajo and is a promising name in winemaking in Spain. Next to his uncle Raul Pérez, who is one of the most famous winemakers in the country, he learned everything about biodynamic winemaking in the vineyards of the Castro Ventosa family winery, founded in 1752.
After his travels to the biggest wine-producing countries in the world, he wanted to do something special in his country and earn a place among the "new wave, Spanish Vignerons". In 2015, with his exclusive own project, he decided to create, in Valtuille de Abajo, wines based on the Burgundy classification system. So he took the oldest vines (80-120 years old) with Godello and Mencía, from the best sites in the region, vinified them separately, and finally made wines that not only speak for themselves but also make agreements with the greatest wine critics, for crazy scores! Organic cultivation and small yields of grapes highlighted the terroir of Bierzo, while its wines stand comfortably next to beasts.
La Salvation Godello is 100% Godello, from a 110-year-old vineyard at an altitude of 680m, in the Arganza region. The grapes, after the manual harvest, were pressed and left for 24 hours to drain their juice, while it was then transferred to French oak barrels, wherewith natural yeasts and without additional processes, it fermented for 12 months before the wine was bottled unfiltered and unaged! Cesar Marquez named it Salvation, expressing his joy that finally the Godello variety managed to survive among Mencía's crops, in the same vineyard.
La Salvation Godello is a very rare wine, since it comes from the largest vineyard, so old that it is only 10 acres! And it's the largest! But we've said that again...
What we didn't say, however, is that such rarity usually becomes elusive!
