Descripción
Pequeñas parcelas de Godello ubicadas en el municipio de O Bolo dan origen a este Godello deslumbrante que ha contribuido a poner a Valdeorras en el mapa de los grandes vinos. Sin artificios, elegante y fresco, destaca por su franqueza y su nariz sumamente agradable y personal.
La añada 2019, seca pero no muy cálida, con lluvias de primavera, menos calor, sol y combustión de ácidos, ha propiciado una añada perfecta para la elaboración de grandes blancos. Los vinos tienen mucho cuerpo, textura y una acidez impresionante. Podría asemejarse a la 2012.
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Opinión de los críticos
The 2019 Louro comes from a vintage that Rafa Palacios compares with 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016, the best vintages for him. The vines are on sandy granite soils, but there are some vineyards where there's a little more clay, and the vines are worked organically. It fermented in 3,500-liter oak foudres, where the wine matured with lees for four months. It always has a small percentage of Treixadura, around 4% this year, and in 2019, it reached 14% alcohol, so it's not a shy wine. It might seem incredible, but Treixadura is a very aromatic and balsamic grape and that small percentage is clearly noticeable in the aromatics, which gives Louro a very different profile from the AS Sortes, with a more herbal and balsamic touch. But Palacios tells me that's the freshness of the year (Godello can also be herbal), as they have regrafted a lot of Treixadura. In 2019, there is less Treixadura than in previous years, and there's only one hectare of Treixadura left in his vineyards. The wine does have very good freshness, plus a very salty finish and the granite sensation that gives it an electric touch, complex, powerful and with a profile of a serious wine with very little bitterness; Palacios says it reminds him of the 2005 As Sortes. This has to be one of the best vintages of Louro, a clear step up from previous vintages. 180,000 bottles produced. It was bottled between April and May 2020 from a single master blend.
Añadas: 2023 2022 2021 2019