The unoaked white 2012 The Flower and the Bee is produced from Treixadura grapes that rests in vats until May, when it’s bottled. Fine, elegant, with a subtle nose of white flowers, white peach, a little bit of honey, green lemons, freshly cut grass, green apples and a balsamic touch. The palate is very lively, with intense flavors, focused, with a citric finish. A highly drinkable young wine that makes you salivate. This wine is a superb value for the quality it delivers. 60,000 bottles produced. Drink 2013-2015. Coto de Gomariz is one of the leading wineries in Ribeiro. They are located in the small village of Gomariz, on the right bank of the Avia River, in the Leiro zone, one of the best quarters of the appellation. It all started in 1978 when Ricardo Carreiro, a local who had made his fortune in America, started replanting his first vineyard in the village. Since 2001 there has been a big generational change with a young team inclined to follow biodynamic practices, the theories of Japanese Masanobu Fukuoka and the cycles of the moon for work in the vineyards and the winery. They now own 28 hectares of vineyards, 24 of which are in Gomariz itself, and the rest in neighboring villages. The soils are mostly granite with some schist and a little clay. Eight of these hectares are planted with red grapes. The wines are made by Xose Lois Sebio, who is very active defending wines produced from slope vineyards and has some small parallel projects of his own. The total output is 140,000 bottles per year, with some very small cuvees. They have a wide range of wines, and a new label The Flower and the Bee, with a modern, informal image directed at younger consumers. Importers: P.R. Grisley Co., West Salt Lake City, UT; tel. (801)706-2737; www.prgrisley.com; Terraneo Merchants, Lincolnwood, IL; tel. (312) 753-9134