Cesar Marquez Godello La Salvacion 2023

Name: Cesar Marquez Godello La Salvacion 2023
Brand: Sacred Thirst Selections [STS]
SKU: SF-1-STS--102425-36
Price: 34.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$34⁹⁹

La Salvación rescues and celebrates century-old Godello vines scattered among Mencía in Bierzo's historic vineyard. These ancient vines flourish at 680 meters in the northern highlands of Arganza on clay and slate soils. The grapes were direct-pressed and fermented in 500-liter oak barrels, then aged on the lees for a full year without stirring. The result is an intense, lemony white with powerful candied lemon and pebble notes, balanced by saline minerality and remarkable freshness.

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Antonio Galloni

95 points

"The 2023 Godello La Salvación hails from Arganza, in the northern, mountainous reaches of Bierzo. It opens with a reductive, flinty note that gives way to the floral traits of the variety and a touch of apple. On the palate, this reveals power, energy and depth lifted by freshness and a soft, talc-like texture on the finish." —Joaquín Hidalgo

Robert Parker

95 points

"The white Godello 2023 La Salvación was produced with grapes from a one-hectare centenary plot in Arganza, the northernmost and cooler village in Bierzo, a plot on clay and slate that was regrafted from Mencía some 20 years ago. The destemmed grapes were pressed in a pneumatic press, and the juice fermented in 500-liter oak barrels after setting for 24 hours. It matured in those barrels for one year, with the lees but without bâtonnage. It has 13% alcohol, a pH of 3.07 and 7.25 grams of acidity, meaning good ripeness and very good freshness and acidity. It's vibrant and very tasty, piercing and pungent, with a nice compromise between power and elegance. It's more direct, sharp and tasty but with restraint; it takes time to open up in the glass." —Luis Gutiérrez

More about Cesar Marquez

We're always looking for the next region of pure, terroir-driven and affordable wines to emerge. As we've observed the quality and diversity of producers from Bierzo grow over the years, we can safely say that this Mencia-rich region in northwest Spain is on our short list. In the early 90’s Raúl Pérez began his quest to put Bierzo and its flagship red grape Mencia on the map by spearheading an effort to establish a Cru classification system. Today we are happy to offer examples of Mencias that follow Raúl’s efforts, made by his nephew César Márquez.

When looking out over the rolling hills of Bierzo it’s easy to see why this region lends itself to single parcel expression wines. The microclimates throughout this part of Castilla y Leon are dramatic, as are the variability of its soils. It’s not uncommon to be walking through a vineyard with full sun beating down and see an intense rainstorm drenching the opposite hillside. As for the soil, in a single vineyard, the border between quartzic granite and schist is as clear as the horizon line.

Raúl Pérez and Álvaro Palacios (of Priorat fame) were among the first to see this potential and began establishing a cru system for the notable vineyards surrounding the village of Valtuille. The idea caught on and, after much planning and organizing, an official Cru classification system was approved by the Spanish government in July of 2017. It’s in this dynamic time in Bierzo’s viticultural history that César Márquez grew up and became inspired.

César's Mencias are a window onto this complex terroir that is Bierzo through a filter of young mind that is both youthful and experimental, but also studied in tradition. César’s family founded the famous Castro Ventosa winery in Valtuille in 1752. With access to some of the most cherished Crus in Bierzo and with experience of working closely with his uncle at his facilities at La Vízcaina César debuted his wines on the world stage in 2015. To say they took the world by storm is a massive understatement.