WTN: Good Godello

Last night was clean out the fridge night. Browned smoked pork chops then removed, sauteed one leek, added red anf green cabbage, braised with wine, added the chops back. Plus did some corn off the cob with thyme. Cooking and drinking wine was the 2007 Vina Godeval Godello. Hey, I quite like this. Good acids, a Muscadet-ish saline minerality, peaches and orange zest. Lively, good length. Buy again. B+

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency. 

This one sounds a bit different from the Valdeorras Godellos which I have been getting from Valdelsil and Palacios. These are almost Chardonnay substitutes but without the butter.

Is Viña Godeval from Valdeorras?

Yes, I should have noted, it's Valdeorras. You could probably use this as a Chard substitute, if your Chardonnay was Chablis. Midbodied, good fruit, good acids, minerals.

This one sounds a bit different from the Valdeorras Godellos which I have been getting from Valdelsil and Palacios. These are almost Chardonnay substitutes but without the butter.

Tim,
The difference may not be as great as you think: as Dale says, if Chablis is your benchmark for Chardonnay, then there is a Chablis-Muscadet-Godello connection that I too get. When I had the '07 Valdesil Valdeorras in Barcelona last month, I wrote:

'07 Bodegas Valdesil Valdeorras
nose: minerals, citrus, a hint of flowers
palate: crisp acidity, off-dry

On first whiff, this Godello struck me as very Muscadet-like. In the mouth, the off-dry character distinguished it. An altogether lovely wine.

I have often likened Muscadet to Chablis, so there is, however tenuous, a connection that I see between them.

Mark Lipton

I really enjoyed this wine too, but it didn't evoke Chablis (which I adore in the unoaked style) or Muscadet for me. The low-end Godello from Valdesil might have, but I found the Godeval to be more aromatic and grassy/tropical (in a reserved way) than most chardonnays. Delightful wine.