A wine that has managed to enter among the best in Spain. Cobija del Pobre Godello is a barrel-aged white with complex aromas and good acidity
Technical Data Sheet
Winery: Viñedos Propios, Ponferrada (El Bierzo). Manual harvest.
D.O.: El Bierzo
Year: 2019
Grade: 13.5%
Varietal: 100% Godello
Tasting notes: Yellow color, with greenish hues, clean and bright. The nose is intense, clean, with terpenic aromas of ripe fruit, and background of white flowers and honey. The palate is round, fresh, with volume, balanced, with good structure, and great permanence in the finish
Serving temperature: 6-8ºC
Serving temperature: 6-8ºC
Making: Production of 13,000 bottles, hand-made.
Maceration film: 6-8ºC
Film maceration for 6 hours at 8 degrees Celsius to extract the maximum aromatic fraction. Destemming for 24 hours to achieve a clarity of 60 NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity Unit). Fermentation started in stainless steel tanks and after 48 hours racked into new French oak barrels with a capacity of 500 liters. fermented for 14 days at 18 ºC. Aged on its own lees for 9 months
Pairing: At Made in Spain Gourmet we believe it is perfect for pairing with semi-cured and creamy cheeses, as well as white meats. With rice is excellent, as always from the Dehesa de La Albufera, and also with seafood marida very well, let us not forget the canned seafood or fish, marida with all and with Foie Gras entier El Greco.
Drinks with rice, as always from Dehesa de La Albufera, and also with seafood marida very well
D.O. Bierzo (Denomination of Origin)
The Bierzo region is located in the northwest of the province of León, within the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León, and occupies an area of 2,954.28 kilometers, which represents 18% of the provincial surface. Geographically, it borders the provinces of Ourense, Lugo and Asturias and is a communication axis between Galicia, León and Asturias. It has a characteristic Mediterranean micro-climate, with milder temperatures than neighboring areas and its low altitude generally prevents late frosts, which is quite benign for the harvest, which is usually one month earlier than in the rest of Castilla and La Rioja
The extreme temperatures occur in winter and summer, with an average of 12.3ºC, with average minimum temperatures of 3.6ºC in the cold months and maximum temperatures of 23.6ºC in the hottest months
The rainfall is of the order of 721 mm in an average year. The average annual sunshine is 2,100 to 2,200 hours of sunshine throughout the year.
Average annual insolation is 2,100 to 2,200 hours of sunshine throughout the year
In El Bierzo, the vineyard is mainly oriented on soils of humid brown earth, slightly acidic and therefore with an absence of carbonates, typical of humid climates
The degree of acidity ranges from 4 to 8.5; in the valleys, values above 6 predominate
The determining quality factors are in the low slope terraces where the vineyards are located very close to the rivers or on semi-banked slopes or in steeply sloping vineyards and at altitudes between 450 and 1,000 meters.
The vineyards are located at altitudes between 450 and 1,000 meters
Varieties of grapes
El Bierzo is a fertile land where different grape varieties are produced, all of them adapted to the characteristics of the soils and climate.
The elaboration of the wines protected by the Designation of Origin must be made exclusively with the following varieties: Mencía, Garnacha tintorera, Godello, Doña blanca and Palomino.
Wines made with the following grape varieties: Mencía, Garnacha tintorera, Godello, Doña blanca and Palomino.
Mencía
Main red variety from Bierzo and represents 74.5% of the grapes grown in the production area.low-yielding variety, early budding and early ripening. The cluster is small in size and medium compact. The berries are medium-sized, uniform and blue-black in color. The pigmentation of the pulp is not colored
Tintoracha tintorera
Red variety and represents 2% of the grapes grown in the production area. It is also known as Alicante bouschet.low-yielding variety, early budding and medium-early ripening. The cluster is large and medium compact. The berries are medium sized, uniform and blue-black in color. The flesh pigmentation is strong and has a reddish color
Estaladiña
