Gaba do Xil O Barreiro Branco

The pioneering duo of Pablo Eguzkiza and Telmo Rodríguez started working in the Val do Bibei in 2002. Recognizing the potential to make world-class wines in this historic valley, they began a project that would take more than a decade to come to fruition: planting massale selection indigenous varieties from old vineyards that would eventually become O Barreiro.

Gaba do Xil O Barreiro is 100% Godello from a single vineyard located at 400-5000 meters in altitude. The wine expresses the Atlantic character of this part of Valdeorras through its native varieties (mostly godello, but with other indigenous white grapes like doña blanca and treixadura) farmed organically and grown on red slate and clay soils. 2021 is the first vintage for the O Barreiro vineyard selection from Gaba do Xil.

With very low yields and reduced volume, it is an incredibly expressive, mineral wine with a complex structure. O Barreiro is fresh and precise, with salty minerality and a long, dry finish.