Bodegas Godelia
Godelia is a relatively young project, at least in its present form. Its wines come from a combination of very old mountain vines and maturing vines from the hill-slopes in the centre of the valley. About 30 of the 50 hectares which go into production of Godelia were planted in 1989 by a former owner, who traded under a different brand name. Godelia as such came into being when Vicente Garcia Vasquez, the pharmacist of Cacabelos, purchased these holdings in 2009.
The now 20+ year old vines and some 90 year old bush vines in the mountains were entrusted to Josep Serra Guyillen, a Catalan winemaker brought in from outside specifically to avoid local complacency and to revise inherited bad viticultural habits. His brief – freshness and elegance. The name, Godelia, is Vicente’s invention – intended to allude to a fresh and feminine Bierzo, it is a made up contraction of Godello and Lias (lees). SCOTT WASLEY
The now 20+ year old vines and some 90 year old bush vines in the mountains were entrusted to Josep Serra Guyillen, a Catalan winemaker brought in from outside specifically to avoid local complacency and to revise inherited bad viticultural habits. His brief – freshness and elegance. The name, Godelia, is Vicente’s invention – intended to allude to a fresh and feminine Bierzo, it is a made up contraction of Godello and Lias (lees). SCOTT WASLEY