×

This wine has a per person limit. We do this as the wine is hard to find, very rare and/or incredibly sought after.

We do this to ensure that we are able to share the love with everyone!

We kindly ask that you do not abuse this limit by placing multiple orders. In the event that you place multiple orders - they will be canceled and subject to a 5% cancellation fee.

If you would like to request more than the allowable amount - we may be able to help - send us an email at info@thatcherswineconsulting.com

Goyo Garcia Viadero

2019 Goyo Garcia Viadero, Ribera del Duero, Finca Peruco

Spain Tempranillo Castilla y Leon Ribera del Duero 750ML
/
Goyo Garcia Viadero

2019 Goyo Garcia Viadero, Ribera del Duero, Finca Peruco

Spain Tempranillo Castilla y Leon Ribera del Duero 750ML
/
12+ In Stock

Same Day Pick Up at Bay Area

Available same day if ordered by 2pm

View store information

Goyo Garcia Viadero is not your “classic” Ribeira del Duero producer. While the rest of his peers embraced the modern, over-oaked, over-extracted style, Goyo chose to deviate from the trend while simultaneously drawing inspiration from his ancestors. His wines show purity and focus and are the epitome of the New Spain movement, redefining what Spanish viticulture is and could be.

Goyo Garcia Viadero

Goyo Garcia Viadero’s roots in Ribera Del Duero run very deep: he has worked in the area since before the establishment of the D.O., and his family has worked in viticulture for hundreds of years. While grape growing and winemaking in the region is exceedingly ancient (Goyo’s cellar dates to the Roman era), the area's modern history began with the founding of the Ribera del Duero D.O. by 12 wineries in 1982. In the past 40 years, this number has grown massively, and the region’s reputation for extracted, oak-influenced wines made primarily from Tempranillo has been solidified by the emergence of nearly 300 bodegas, including the producers of some of the most expensive Spanish wines.

Goyo’s approach makes him the region’s “black sheep,” as he has rejected additives, new oak, and intense extraction, characteristic of the region’s wines. Instead, greatly inspired by natural winemakers like Pierre Overnoy from the Jura, Goyo began farming without chemicals and making wines in a style more like his grandparents than his neighbors. Beginning with three parcels of old vines in 2003, he has charted his course in the increasingly industrial and commercial landscape of Ribera del Duero, embracing centenarian vineyards and traditional winemaking methods in equal measure

The ancient 4th-century lagar and cellar that houses Goyo’s barreled wines are essential to his winemaking. Dug out of limestone bedrock below the town of Gumiel del Mercado, the labyrinthine cellar is vast and deep and stays very cool year-round. This environment creates the ideal conditions for long, stable fermentations and extended barrel-aging that characterize Goyo’s winemaking. He partially attributes the stability of his wines to this unique cellar.

From those few hectares of initial vineyards in 2003, Goyo and his wife, Diana Semova Georgieva, now manage the organic farming of roughly 40 hectares of vines in Ribera del Duero, making their wines from approximately 10 of those hectares. These selected plots of old vines, mainly around the town of Roa, are planted to Tempranillo, Graciano, Albillo, and Malvasia; most vineyards, especially the oldest plots, are co-planted to red and white varieties. The vines sit on various soils, ranging from clay to limestone to alluvial sands. Perhaps what unites the plots is their impressive elevation: Finca Quemados and Finca El Peruco are over 900 meters above sea level (making them some of the highest altitude vineyards in the appellation), but even the ‘lower’ vineyards are a towering 800 meters or higher. On the sunbaked plateau of Ribera del Duero, these high altitudes lend the wines a fascinating tension between phenolic concentration and bright acidity.

Three parcels of old vines, Finca Valdeolmos, Finca El Peruco, and Finca Viñas de Arcilla, are the core of Goyo’s work. Goyo produces three single vineyard wines and his annual GGV reserve from these centenarian vineyards. The three fincas are relics of Ribera del Duero's pre-commercial past, and Goyo's wines are unique expressions of the area’s ancient terruño (terroir). White wines with skin contact made from the local Albillo and Malvasia varieties are a newer addition to Goyo’s project, as is a Clarete made in the region's traditional, short maceration style. These may seem like innovative departures from the orthodoxy of Ribera del Duero (the D.O. did not allow white wines until 2019). Still, Goyo sees these wines as revivals of old styles that predate contemporary industrial agriculture and winemaking.

Finally, Goyo makes wine in Cantabria, where his mother comes from, in the mountainous Liébana Valley. Here, there are little-known plots of old vine Mencía and Palomino planted on pure slate, and Goyo works with 2Ha of vines in the region to make a red wine and skin-contact white wine in the same fashion as his Duero wines.

Goyo’s approach in the cellar is delicate. All grapes are entirely destemmed by hand, pressed gently, and fermentations are slow in a cold, ancient cellar. For the wines that age in barrel, Goyo employs exclusively very old, finely-grained barriques from Bordeaux. Most wines are bottle-aged for at least a year before release, and sulfur and other additives are never used. Goyo’s careful process produces wines of striking sincerity and elegance that communicate a strong sense of place and simultaneously fit any definition of “low-intervention” wine.

Meet the Producer

Goyo Garcia Viadero

Goyo Garcia Viadero is not your “classic” Ribeira del Duero producer. While the rest of his peers embraced the modern, over-oaked, over-extracted style, Goyo chose to deviate from the trend while simultaneously drawing inspiration from his ancestors. His wines show purity and focus and are the epitome of the New Spain movement, redefining what Spanish viticulture is and could be.

Goyo Garcia Viadero’s roots in Ribera Del Duero run very deep: he has worked in the area since before the establishment of the D.O., and his family has worked in viticulture for hundreds of years. While grape growing and winemaking in the region is exceedingly ancient (Goyo’s cellar dates to the Roman era), the area's modern history began with the founding of the Ribera del Duero D.O. by 12 wineries in 1982. In the past 40 years, this number has grown massively, and the region’s reputation for extracted, oak-influenced wines made primarily from Tempranillo has been solidified by the emergence of nearly 300 bodegas, including the producers of some of the most expensive Spanish wines.

Goyo’s approach makes him the region’s “black sheep,” as he has rejected additives, new oak, and intense extraction, characteristic of the region’s wines. Instead, greatly inspired by natural winemakers like Pierre Overnoy from the Jura, Goyo began farming without chemicals and making wines in a style more like his grandparents than his neighbors. Beginning with three parcels of old vines in 2003, he has charted his course in the increasingly industrial and commercial landscape of Ribera del Duero, embracing centenarian vineyards and traditional winemaking methods in equal measure

The ancient 4th-century lagar and cellar that houses Goyo’s barreled wines are essential to his winemaking. Dug out of limestone bedrock below the town of Gumiel del Mercado, the labyrinthine cellar is vast and deep and stays very cool year-round. This environment creates the ideal conditions for long, stable fermentations and extended barrel-aging that characterize Goyo’s winemaking. He partially attributes the stability of his wines to this unique cellar.

From those few hectares of initial vineyards in 2003, Goyo and his wife, Diana Semova Georgieva, now manage the organic farming of roughly 40 hectares of vines in Ribera del Duero, making their wines from approximately 10 of those hectares. These selected plots of old vines, mainly around the town of Roa, are planted to Tempranillo, Graciano, Albillo, and Malvasia; most vineyards, especially the oldest plots, are co-planted to red and white varieties. The vines sit on various soils, ranging from clay to limestone to alluvial sands. Perhaps what unites the plots is their impressive elevation: Finca Quemados and Finca El Peruco are over 900 meters above sea level (making them some of the highest altitude vineyards in the appellation), but even the ‘lower’ vineyards are a towering 800 meters or higher. On the sunbaked plateau of Ribera del Duero, these high altitudes lend the wines a fascinating tension between phenolic concentration and bright acidity.

Three parcels of old vines, Finca Valdeolmos, Finca El Peruco, and Finca Viñas de Arcilla, are the core of Goyo’s work. Goyo produces three single vineyard wines and his annual GGV reserve from these centenarian vineyards. The three fincas are relics of Ribera del Duero's pre-commercial past, and Goyo's wines are unique expressions of the area’s ancient terruño (terroir). White wines with skin contact made from the local Albillo and Malvasia varieties are a newer addition to Goyo’s project, as is a Clarete made in the region's traditional, short maceration style. These may seem like innovative departures from the orthodoxy of Ribera del Duero (the D.O. did not allow white wines until 2019). Still, Goyo sees these wines as revivals of old styles that predate contemporary industrial agriculture and winemaking.

Finally, Goyo makes wine in Cantabria, where his mother comes from, in the mountainous Liébana Valley. Here, there are little-known plots of old vine Mencía and Palomino planted on pure slate, and Goyo works with 2Ha of vines in the region to make a red wine and skin-contact white wine in the same fashion as his Duero wines.

Goyo’s approach in the cellar is delicate. All grapes are entirely destemmed by hand, pressed gently, and fermentations are slow in a cold, ancient cellar. For the wines that age in barrel, Goyo employs exclusively very old, finely-grained barriques from Bordeaux. Most wines are bottle-aged for at least a year before release, and sulfur and other additives are never used. Goyo’s careful process produces wines of striking sincerity and elegance that communicate a strong sense of place and simultaneously fit any definition of “low-intervention” wine.

What We Are Drinking
More from Goyo Garcia Viadero
Recently viewed

Who We Are
&
What We're About

Thatcher’s Wine is an online bottle shop and importer featuring wines from some of the world’s most dynamic domaines and emerging winemakers. From exceptional everyday bottles to rarified finds, our highly curated cellar focuses on honest expressions of climate and terroir from across Europe.

Learn More About Us