AVANTHIA 11 GODELLO
The partnership at Avanthia includes the Valdeorras winery Godeval as well as Jorge Ordonez and the Gil Family. Housed in a 13th century monastery, Godeval single handedly worked to bring the Godello grape back from the brink, making the first modern Godello based wine in 1985. Avanthia is a special 400cs production that brings together the talents of Godeval with Jorge Ordonez, the Gil Family, and winemaker Alister Gardner. On first take the Avanthia is some-what like a White Burgundy with its cream-chiffon lemon fruit and gentle mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, and gentle oakiness. There is something riper underneath and wine turns gradually towards peach and papaya flavors. As with Alister Gardner’s winemaking on the La Cana, there is a mix of ripeness and crisper flavor profiles—an intriguing winemaking tightrope of sorts. The Avanthia is not inexpensive, but it is prettyserious wine.
