Goyo Garcia Vdt Liebana Beatum Blanco 2022

Goyo García Viadero Liebana Beatum Blanco 2022

Garcia Georgieva
$64.00

Grape: Palomino
Vintage: 2022
Type: Orange

This skin-contact orange wine is crafted from one-hundred percent old bush vine palomino grapes in the Valle de Liébana sub-region. Winemaker Goyo García Viadero harvests the fruit from plots situated between five-hundred and six-hundred meters elevation around Potes. The winemaking involves a spontaneous native yeast fermentation on the skins inside neutral stainless steel tanks, completely avoiding wood barrels. The wine matures on its lees without filtration, fining, or any added sulfur in the cellar.

It pours a hazy amber-gold color, releasing distinctive aromas of dried apricot, citrus rind, white flowers, and fresh mountain herbs. On the palate, a medium-bodied frame pairs stone fruit flavors with a gentle, tea-like tannin structure from the skin contact. A fine phenolic grip frames the mid-palate cleanly, balanced by a sharp beam of mineral acidity from the brown slate soils. Subtle notes of raw hazelnut add depth across the textured mouthfeel. It finishes completely bone-dry.

The Garcia Georgieva winery is a partnership between husband-and-wife winemakers Goyo García Viadero and Diana Semova Georgieva. Operating out of Ribera del Duero in Spain, they are renowned for producing elegant, natural wines that reflect traditional winemaking methods and a deep respect for their terroir. Goyo García Viadero comes from a prominent Ribera del Duero winemaking family but has chosen to follow a traditional, minimal-intervention path, rejecting modern trends like intense extraction and new oak. Inspired by natural winemakers in the Jura region, he focuses on organic farming, old vines, and letting the terroir speak for itself. Grapes are hand-harvested and undergo fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The wines are aged in old French oak barrels or stainless steel tanks in a cold, ancient Roman-era cellar dug out of limestone bedrock. No additives, fining, or filtration are used in their process.