Dates are approaching when the consumption of shellfish, mainly from the Galician estuaries, increases notably. It is the occasion to accompany them with some of the great Galician white wines made with native varieties, such as Albariño, Godello or Treixadura. Wines capable of offering intense fruitiness with timely citrus freshness and a long salty finish. There is no better harmony for such an exquisite delicacy. And with these 10 proposals, success is assured.

1. Pazo de Señorans Vintage Selection 2012
- Bodega: Pazo de Señorans. Vilanoviña, Meis (Pontevedra).
- Telephone: 986 71 53 73.
- Web: pazodesenorans.com
- DO: Low rivers.
- Guy: white aging on lees, 13%.
- Strains: 100% albariño.
- Price: 35 euros.
- Punctuation: 9,9+/10.
Cata. Extraordinary aromatic expression where the fleshy fruit ripens, the white flowers, the notes of brioche, field herbs and citrus freshness make for an alluring landscape. Tasty, smooth, broad and of great finesse.

2. Do Ferreiro Cepas Vellas 2020
- Bodega: Gerardo Méndez. Meaño (Pontevedra).
- Telephone: 986 74 70 46.
- Web: bodegasgerardomendez.com
- DO: Low rivers.
- Guy: white aging on lees, 13.5%.
- Strains: albariño.
- Price: 30 euros.
- Punctuation: 9,9/10.
Cata. Superb nose, complex, deep and elegant, in which ripe fruit, hints of orange blossom water, citrus fruits and pastries stand out. Fat and juicy, the salty notes stand out at the end of the mouth and its long aftertaste.

3. The Lucks Val do Bibei 2019
- Bodega: Rafael Palacios. A Rúa (Ourense).
- Telephone: 988 31 01 62.
- Web: rafaelpalacios.com
- DO: Valdeorras.
- Guy: aged white, 14%.
- Strains: godello.
- Price: 45 euros.
- Punctuation: 9,8/10.
Cata. Aromatic offering of suggestive nuances, with fleshy fruit, wild flower, grass and smoked vanilla perfectly integrated in the fine wood. On the palate it is delicately concentrated, creamy, with a refined finish.

4. Pazo Barrantes Gran Vino 2019
- Bodega: Pazo de Barrantes. Barrantes (Pontevedra).
- Telephone: 986 71 82 11.
- Web: pazobarrantes.com
- DO: Low rivers.
- Guy: aged white, 13%.
- Strains: albariño.
- Price: 35 euros.
- Punctuation: 9,8/10.
Cata. A great white that is defined by the complexity of its aromatic landscape, its notes of fleshy fruit, dried grass, hints of pastries and an elegant floral touch. Balanced, it reaffirms its presence with softness and elegance.

5. Lapena 2015
- Bodega: Domain of the Bibei. Manzaneda (Ourense).
- Telephone: 988 29 44 53.
- Web: dominiodobibei.com
- DO: Ribeira Sacra.
- Guy: aged white, 14%.
- Strains: godello.
- Price: 53 euros.
- Punctuation: 9,7+10.
Cata. This wine seduces with its misty aroma, where the white, ripe and fresh fruit is twinned with the balsamic notes and the memory of white flower. Tasty, delicate and elegant, it expresses the power of an unrepeatable terroir.

6. Pazo Baión Vides de Fontán 2016
- Bodega: Pazo Baión. Vilanova de Arousa (Pontevedra).
- Telephone: 636 80 02 34.
- Web: pazobaion.com
- DO: Low rivers.
- Guy: aged white, 14%.
- Strains: albariño.
- Price: 30 euros.
- Punctuation: 9,7/10.
Cata. Suggestive aroma, with refined floral notes harmonizing with notes of ripe white fruit, highlighted by citrus freshness, and sustained by a solid background of spices and light toasties. Tasty and succulent, but graceful.

7. The Great Meín Castes Brancas 2019
- Bodega: Viña Meín-Emilio Rojo. Leiro (Ourense).
- Telephone: 983 87 80 20.
- Web: vinamein-emiliorojo.com
- DO: Ribeiro.
- Guy: white aging on lees, 13%.
- Strains: treixadura and others.
- Price: 28 euros.
- Punctuation: 9,6/10.
Cata. The wine captivates you with its aromatic proposal of ripe white fruit, its elegant floral play, its citrus freshness, its landscape of grass and mineral, which is resolved in the mouth with the powerful splendor of authenticity.

8. Armán Finca Misenhora 2018
- Bodega: Casal de Armán. Ribadavia, (Ourense).
- Telephone: 699 06 04 64.
- Web: casaldearman.net
- DO: Ribeira Sacra.
- Guy: white aging on lees, 13.5%.
- Strains: treixadura and some godello and albariño.
- Price: 27 euros.
- Punctuation: 9,5/10.
Cata. A white endowed with liveliness that seduces by its aromas of exotic fruit, quince, flower and hints of toasted almonds. In the mouth it is classy, elegant and balanced, the acidity gives it nerve and persistence.

9. After Canda 2020
- Bodega: Rodrigo Méndez. Xil (Pontevedra).
- Telephone: 986 74 78 27.
- Web: does not have
- DO: Low rivers.
- Guy: aged white, 12.5%.
- Strains: albariño.
- Price: 20 euros.
- Punctuation: 9,4/10.
Cata. It stands out for its great complexity and aromatic subtlety thanks to the fair use of oak that provides a suggestive play of smoke and spices to the intense load of ripe fruit and floral notes. In the mouth it is tasty, balanced and fresh.

10. Laurent Cask 2013
- Bodega: Laureatus. San Martiño de Meis (Pontevedra).
- Telephone: 986 09 90 02.
- Web: laureatus.es
- DO: Low rivers.
- Guy: aged white, 13%.
- Strains: albariño.
- Price: 25 euros.
- Punctuation: 9,3+/10.
Cata. White well endowed with the distinctive notes of ripe and exotic fleshy fruit, well framed in a landscape of aromatic herbs, warm spices, toasts and fine lees. Tasty, smooth and fresh on the palate.
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