2018 Cave Dog Godello

The 2018 Godello is very much like its recent predecessors, perhaps a cross of the 2016 and 2017. Its aromatics are more earth-toned than the Albariño, with a touch of sweet pea and hay. In the earliest days after fermentation, one thinks of Sauvignon Blanc from a cool site, but with time it grows more toward something like the Italian Pecorino or even Vermentino. It is softer and broader on the palate than its Gallego brother, but still lively and luscious. As before, no malo-lactic and 4 months in neutral white barrels round out the flavors on the Godello. Bottled 153 cases