The 2012 Godello, from 15-year-old vineyards, is fermented and aged in inox tanks for five months. It has a flowery nose with some white pear and green apple. The palate is spicy and balanced, with freshness and good intensity.4,000 bottles produced. Drink 2013-2015. Bodegas Peique is a family business created in 1999 by the Peique family in the village of Valtuille de Abajo, where they have been making wine for over 90 years. These old families have quite extensive vineyard holdings, and in the case of the Peiques, it is 40 hectares, located in the village of Valtuille de Abajo at altitudes ranging from 450 to 600 meters. They harvest some 230,000 kilograms of grapes, with which they produce a wide range, but the quantities for most of the wines are quite limited; the lions-share of the production, 180,000 bottles, is for the unoaked Tinto Mencia. Imported by Steve Miles Selections, Denver, CO; tel. (303) 495-3811

This round white offers apple and pear flavors, with notes of herb and citrus. Straightforward and fresh. Drink now. 420 cases made, 130 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Bierzo Select to Add