Zarzal is a white wine with a clear varietal character that respects the identity of the Godello grape without renouncing freshness. It is a wine that attracts the most discerning connoisseurs from the first sip due to its great balance between the grape’s own acidity and freshness.
93
points
2021
James Suckling
93
points
2020
Wine Enthusiast
93
points
2020
James Suckling
94
points
2019
Guía Proensa
2016 was an important year for Bodegas Emilio Moro because with the exit of El Zarzal, together with La Revelía, a new exciting project began in El Bierzo. We had a dream, to make white wines, and when we tasted the Godello variety in 2013 we fell in love so much that we decided to embark on a new path in our history.
Only three years later, El Zarzal was launched on the market to prove that we knew what we were doing and to present the virtues of a variety that, at that time, was not as well known as it is today. With El Zarzal we laid the foundations of a dream that has come true today with our own winery in what is now our second home, El Bierzo.
The El Zarzal label pays tribute to the very special microclimate of El Bierzo, with the natural barrier of the Sierra de los Ancares mountain range calming the Atlantic storms, generating a continental Mediterranean climate with an Atlantic influence, very suitable for the area’s crops.
The grapes used to make El Zarzal come from the lower and upper parts of the northwest-facing slopes, which allows us to achieve a grape with fruit intensity while also developing complexity and personality in the medium term.
A very pale straw coloured wine. The bouquet combines the character of the 2022 vintage with the personality of the variety, offering an eminently fruity wine with extra intensity and richness. In the glass it evolves towards elegant notes of citrus zest and minerality. Well-balanced on the palate, this is a smooth, medium volume wine. Easy and fresh finish.
Visual
Very pale straw-yellow
Scent
Very fruity and intense
Taste
Balanced, easy-going and fresh
Variety
Godello
Vintage
2023
Production
Fudres 2500 L
D.O. Bierzo
Ponferrada
93/100 in James Suckling
93/100 in Wine Enthusiast
The year 2022 will be remembered for being dry and warm. The spring was characterised by scarce rainfall, which gradually disappeared in the summer months. Late rains arrived in August, which ensured the ripening of the grapes. In general it was a warm year, but the microclimate of El Bierzo and the hillsides mitigated the effects of the heat waves and marked the character and final quality of the harvest.
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