The Bodegas Virxen de Galir of Galice

Bodegas Virxen de Galir - Pagos del Galir Godello
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 316 of the estates of Galice.
It is located in Galice

The Bodegas Virxen de Galir is one of the best wineries to follow in Galice.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Galice to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Bodegas Virxen de Galir wines

Looking for the best Bodegas Virxen de Galir wines in Galice among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodegas Virxen de Galir wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Bodegas Virxen de Galir wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Bodegas Virxen de Galir

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Bodegas Virxen de Galir

How Bodegas Virxen de Galir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Bodegas Virxen de Galir

On the nose the white wine of Bodegas Virxen de Galir. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or saline and sometimes also flavors of melon, straw or non oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Bodegas Virxen de Galir

  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.57/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Bodegas Virxen de Galir.

  • Godello

Discovering the wine region of Galice

Galicia is one of the 17 first-level administrative regions (called comunidades autónomas) of Spain. It occupies the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, and is exposed on two sides to the Atlantic Ocean. To the South is Portugal, to the east Castilla y Leon. Viticulture has a Long tradition in Galicia, introduced to the region by the ancient Romans and continued by monks throughout the Middle Ages.

Today, Galicia is best known for its Rias Baixas wines - crisp, Aromatic whites made mainly from Albarino. Galician wines bear striking similarities to those of Minho (notably Vinho Verde), just across the border in Portugal. Shaped by the waves and winds of the Atlantic, the Galician coastline is spectacular; steep cliffs alternate with coastal coves called rías. The interior of the region is characterized by Green hills that rise gently eastward toward the Cantabrian Mountains, reaching heights of 2,000 metres (6,600 feet).

The top red wines of Bodegas Virxen de Galir

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Bodegas Virxen de Galir

How Bodegas Virxen de Galir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of veal simmered with vegetables, duck confit parmentier or homemade lasagna from a to z.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Bodegas Virxen de Galir

On the nose the red wine of Bodegas Virxen de Galir. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Bodegas Virxen de Galir. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Bodegas Virxen de Galir

  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Bodegas Virxen de Galir.

  • Mencia

Discover the grape variety: Vignoles

An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-François Ravat around 1930. Some people give it as parents the 6905 Seibel - or subéreux - and the pinot, to be confirmed however. It can still be found in North America and England, but is practically unknown in France.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Bodegas Virxen de Galir

Planning a wine route in the of Galice? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Bodegas Virxen de Galir.

Discover the grape variety: Mencia

Spanish, more precisely from the Duero Valley where it is still very present. According to some ampelographers, it is close to Cabernet Franc.

News about Bodegas Virxen de Galir and wines from the region

Saving La Palma’s special vine heritage

On 19 September 2021, the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge in the island of La Palma, Spain began a massive, three-month long eruption, that was a catastrophic event for this westward island in the Canarias. The volcanic fumes caused breathing problems as well as the cancellation of flights and fruit harvests, including grapes. Despite 7,000 people needing evacuation from the flow of the lava, there was only one fatality during the entire eruption. As the lava flow eventually covered over 1,000ha, mo ...

Château Lassègue names seventh-generation vigneron Nicolas Seillan as its new winemaker

Seillan takes on his new role in addition to his current position as senior vice president of finance, Château Lassègue and Tenuta di Arceno. Château Lassègue said Seillan will continue to work alongside his father, renowned vigneron Pierre Seillan, who said: ‘I am proud that my son Nicolas will continue in the tradition of our family lineage as a seventh-generation vigneron, and bring his passion and respect for the great terroirs and wines of France.’ Born into a family of French vignerons, Ni ...

Rémy Cointreau launches luxury perfume house

The venture aims to bridge the worlds of fine spirits and luxury fragrances, with its first perfumes the result of a creative collaboration between Rémy Martin Cognac cellar master Baptiste Loiseau and Sophie Labbé, principal perfumer at fragrance and taste company Firmenich. Maison Psyché’s first five fragrances have spent time maturing in Rémy Martin’s cellars in Cognac, inside small oak casks, known as tonnelets, specially designed by Seguin Moreau. The fragrances will be packaged in Baccarat ...

The word of the wine: Traditional method

Also known as the Champagne method, this is the elaboration of sparkling wines according to the second fermentation method in the bottle.