PRACTICING ORGANIC FARMING
JAMES SUCKLING 93 POINTS - "Minerally and stony on the nose, with crushed rocks and underripe stone fruit. The palate is ample yet sharp, showing precision and fine balance between texture and acidity. Austere but expressive..."
"...ripe citrus, honeyed white flowers, and chalky mineral-like aromas and flavors. It's beautifully balanced, has integrated acidity, and a clean, crisp, absolutely delicious style that will evolve for 4-5 years, if not longer." - JEB DUNNUCK
Avancia is one of Jorge Ordonez's terroir discoveries. Jorge hunted out and acquired parcels of old-vine Godello planted between 1904 and 1910 in hard-scrabble hillsides of slate and quartz. A touch of oak is part of the style here, but to better frame these wines, Jorge looked to Didier Dagueneau and his famed Loire Valley Sauvignon Blancs rather than Burgundy. Dagueneau had specially formulated barrels that were more than twice the size of a standard barrel, but also aged for much longer as wood staves in the open air before the final barrel was made and toasted-the end result is subtler and marries better with medium bodied whites. When Jorge started planning to make this style of white wine, the waiting list for Dagueneau's special barrels was years long. No matter, Jorge "cut in line" when a very famous Sonoma producer refused a few of Dagueneau's prized barrels at the cellar-door. Jorge Ordonez bought them on the spot and paid to fly them from California to Spain.
JAMES SUCKLING 93 POINTS - "Minerally and stony on the nose, with crushed rocks and underripe stone fruit. The palate is ample yet sharp, showing precision and fine balance between texture and acidity. Austere but expressive..."
"...ripe citrus, honeyed white flowers, and chalky mineral-like aromas and flavors. It's beautifully balanced, has integrated acidity, and a clean, crisp, absolutely delicious style that will evolve for 4-5 years, if not longer." - JEB DUNNUCK
Avancia is one of Jorge Ordonez's terroir discoveries. Jorge hunted out and acquired parcels of old-vine Godello planted between 1904 and 1910 in hard-scrabble hillsides of slate and quartz. A touch of oak is part of the style here, but to better frame these wines, Jorge looked to Didier Dagueneau and his famed Loire Valley Sauvignon Blancs rather than Burgundy. Dagueneau had specially formulated barrels that were more than twice the size of a standard barrel, but also aged for much longer as wood staves in the open air before the final barrel was made and toasted-the end result is subtler and marries better with medium bodied whites. When Jorge started planning to make this style of white wine, the waiting list for Dagueneau's special barrels was years long. No matter, Jorge "cut in line" when a very famous Sonoma producer refused a few of Dagueneau's prized barrels at the cellar-door. Jorge Ordonez bought them on the spot and paid to fly them from California to Spain.