Viadero, Goyo Garcia 2022 Georgieva Malvasia

Goyo Garcia Viadero is making natural wines in Ribera del Duero with his wife Diana Semova Geogieva. They farm high altitude plots of old vines, vinify in a traditional and low-intervention fashion with indigenous yeasts and without sulfur additions, and produce wines of great complexity and elegant beauty. This bottling, 100% Malvasia from old vines macerated on the skins, is a relatively new addition to their line-up. The nose is redolent of exotic spice (white tea, allspice, star anise), roasted almond, and stone fruit, while the palate shows apricot, peach and jasmine, with bright notes of ginger. The skin-contact grants delicate, refined tannins and rich, waxy body to the wine. Truly, one of my favorite "orange wines" that I've ever encountered: intense, elegant, and memorable. -Ben Fletcher  // About 2 weeks of skin contact. Just a lovely wine, with stone fruit, lemons, mineral finish and chalky feel in the cheeks.