Wine Review - 2010 Abad Dom Bueno Godello

This is our first White Wine review of 2012.  For tonight we tried the Abad Dom Bueno Godello, a white grape grown in the Northwestern section of Spain.  This particular version comes from Bierzo which is known more for being a red wine producing area.  We chose this one because we discovered the Mencia from the same Producer.  The 2007 Mencia from these guys was a game changing wine.  Having never tried Mencia before it was awesome.  The 2008 was really good but the 2007 rocked.  But, enough about that, back to the Godello.

This is the first time we had tried this varietal so we had no experience to draw from.  In any event, it was very reminiscent of Chardonnay in the colour and the nose which was markedly apple and pear tart (meaning just a bit sweet smelling).  It is not a sweet white by any means but has a little bit of sugar on the initial taste with some good acidity and just a touch of sparkle (bubbles).  You can tell it spent a little time in oak but it is not an over-oaked wine.  It is slightly oily and just brushes up against being buttery but not in the way a Chard/Semillon might be.

Overall, a very unique wine and heavy for a white.  This is not a wine for a patio on a hot day, it has a lot more body than that.  If you like Aussie Chardonnay you would probably like this as well.

	Tasting Notes:	Score:
Sight (0-5)	Oily and lightly oak colour	3.5
Smell (0-5)	Really interesting nose with notes of apple, pear, maple syrup and honey	4.0
Taste (0-10)	Apple, vanilla, with good acidity and body.  Definitely not a crisp white wine but really nice as a Winter white wine.	7.5
	Total:	15.0 / 20  (75.0%)

We might not run out and buy a case of this but at $15 it is a fairly versatile white wine.

Keep on drinking!

Chris & Shannon