As 2 Ladeiras 2022

An elegant Godello with a long life ahead, this comes from vines grown on the slopes of the Bibei and Xares rivers on mostly slate soils. It is fermented and aged for 10 months in large French vats and barrels bringing just a hint of pain d’épices. With apple, white peach and peppery notes, the wine offers great varietal typicity and is both weighty on the palate and driven by vertical acidity. A wine to return to over the coming years.

The 2022 As 2 Ladeiras comes from stony soils from vineyards on the banks of the Bibei and Xares Rivers and was cropped from a warmer and riper year. The wine has more concentration as the grapes were smaller, and it's round and glossy but keeping a moderate 13.1% alcohol, a pH of 3.36 and 6.10 grams of acidity. This fermented in two 500-liter barrels and two oak foudres, where it matured for 11 months followed by a further six months in stainless steel. It has a honeyed note and hints of flowers and pollen and is clean, elegant and tasty, with some herbal hints. 5,520 bottles were filled in May 2024.