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 Old Vines at Avancia
Avancia doesn’t make polite white wine. They make Godello with nerve — wines that crackle with energy, minerality, and a sense of place that’s immediately apparent from the first sip. Grown on steep, slate-covered hillsides in Valdeorras, Avancia’s Godello captures what this grape does best: vivid citrus and orchard fruit framed by crushed stone, saline tension, and real texture. This is Spanish white wine for people who want freshness and depth, not one or the other.
The estate’s vineyards sit high above the Sil River, where altitude, poor slate soils, and dramatic day-night temperature swings naturally limit yields and sharpen acidity. Many of Avancia’s vines are old, deeply rooted, and dry-farmed, forcing the plants to dig into fractured slate for water and nutrients. That struggle shows up in the glass as concentration and mineral intensity — the kind that fans of Chablis, Etna Bianco, or top Loire whites instantly recognize and gravitate toward.
In the cellar, Avancia leans into restraint rather than polish. Fermentations are slow, often with native yeasts, and aging takes place in large French oak formats that build texture without masking the wine’s core. Extended lees contact adds weight and dimension, but the wines never lose their snap or clarity. The result is Godello that feels layered and serious — lemon oil, green apple, fennel, white flowers — finishing long, savory, and mouthwatering.
Valdeorras itself is one of Spain’s most exciting white-wine regions precisely because it flew under the radar for so long. While other regions chased international varieties, Valdeorras quietly preserved Godello, and today it’s producing some of the country’s most compelling whites. Avancia stands at the front of that movement, showing just how expressive, age-worthy, and food-friendly Godello can be. If you think Spanish whites start and end with Albariño, these bottles will happily prove you wrong.
At the top of the range sits Avancia Nobleza, a small-production bottling sourced from the estate’s oldest, highest-elevation Godello vines. Nobleza sees longer aging on the lees and even greater time in large-format oak, giving it a deeper, more sculpted profile without sacrificing tension. It’s a wine that shows how far Godello can go — more density, more length, and a quietly powerful sense of place — and one that rewards patience at the table and in the cellar. Valdeorras may be Spain’s “Valley of Gold,” but Nobleza is where Avancia truly strikes it.
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Available Avancia Wines:
Bodegas Avancia Godello Old Vines 2022 750ml Displayed price $29, that’s $27.55 at 5% off, and $26.10 at 10% off, 23 bottles available now
Wine Enthusiast 93 points “Light yellow in the glass, with flecks of gold, this wine proffers a bouquet of apricot, mint tea and orange zest. It is full in the mouth, with flavors of Valencia orange, lemon, Bartlett pear, sage leaf and vanilla. The finish offers a splash of pineapple and a touch of flint.”
Bodegas Avancia Cuvée O Godello 2023 750ml Displayed price $21.90, that’s $20.80 at 5% off, and $19.71 at 10% off, 24 bottles available now
James Suckling 91 points “This shows ripe pears, smoke and some chamomile. The palate is medium- to full-bodied and round, with juicy fresh fruit. Finishes off with ripe fruit. Drink now.”
Bodegas Avancia Godello Nobleza VV 2021 750ml Displayed price $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off, and $53.10 at 10% off, 36+ bottles available now
Wine Enthusiast 93 points “Light yellow to the eye, this wine has a bouquet of mango and passion fruit. It is bright at first sip, offering flavors of clementine, pineapple, vanilla bean and honeysuckle that wind down to a bright, citrus-blossom-infused finish. Jorge Ordóñez Selections.”
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