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Ferran tastes Godellos

Godello leaf

We have many an article expressing enthusiasm for this Galician white wine grape already (click on the Godello tag), but this is the first based on a comprehensive blind tasting.

On discovering that Tim Jackson MW joined the JancisRobinson.com team, I became interested in his profile. Whenever there is a new addition to the team, I get happy. I can't avoid it. Looking at some articles he wrote, I came across an article on his blog in which he named his top five unusual white varieties, which were, in this order: Godello, Assyrtiko, Nascetta, Viognier and Grüner Veltliner.

Great! Godello was...