Beth Willard, Sarah Jane Evans MW and Pierre Mansour tasted 59 wines, with 1 Outstanding and 26 Highly recommended.
Galician whites: Panel tasting results
59 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 1
Highly recommended 26
Recommended 31
Commended 0
Fair 1
Poor 0
Entry criteria: Producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-vintage white wines – single varietals or blends of any authorised white grapes except Albariño – from any of the five DOs in Galicia: Monterrei, Rías Baixas, Ribeira Sacra, Ribeiro, Valdeorras.
From Godello to Treixadura, Loureiro to Caiño Blanco, this tasting offered some exceptional examples of Galicia’s white wines, as well as some new discoveries and a few surprises.
Here we focused on Galicia’s treasure trove of white varieties excluding Albariño, which has already earned itself plenty of attention and been well explored in other tastings. Spanish agriculture ministry data for 2022 shows that production of white wines across the four provinces of Galicia constitutes a significant 69%, bucking the trend of the majority of regions in Spain where red varieties are more widely planted.
Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores from the Galician whites panel tasting
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Galician whites: Panel tasting scores
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{"wineId":"75480","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75481","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75482","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75483","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75484","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75485","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75486","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75488","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75491","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75493","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75494","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75495","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75487","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75496","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75497","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75489","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75490","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75492","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75498","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75500","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75501","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75502","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75503","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75504","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75505","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75499","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
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The judges
Beth Willard is involved in sourcing wines for both the on- and off-trade in the UK, with a particular focus on Eastern Europe and Spain. Formerly buying manager at Direct Wines, she is a member of Spain’s Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino, and a DWWA joint Regional Chair for Spain.
Sarah Jane Evans MW is a Decanter contributing editor and Co-Chair of the Decanter World Wine Awards. Her latest book The Wines of Central and Southern Spain (£35 Infinite Ideas) is set for release in early 2024.
Pierre Mansour is director of wine at The Wine Society, and has been buying The Society’s Spanish wines since 2008. He is a member of Spain’s Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino, and a DWWA joint Regional Chair for Spain.
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