I like to drink this wine by itself, with seafood, anything spicy, whether Asian or new world spices, and to be honest, I think it pairs with more foods than virtually any white variety. - MH

The 2019 Godello is more like the first Cave Dog version, 2015, than any of the intervening vintages. - MH

The 2018 Albariño has a floral greeting, with notes of guava and lychee. Its natural acidity is substantial, but the fruit richness offers a balance that makes it luscious. - MH

The 2018 Godello is very much like its recent predecessors, perhaps a cross of the 2016 and 2017. Its aromatics are more earth-toned than the Albariño, with a touch of sweet pea and hay. - MH

Great wine demands thoughtful decisions at every stage of the process, from planning a vineyard through bottling. All of this is the result of attentive care, not just passively working a vineyard site, and certainly not leaving nature to its own devices in the cellar. - MH

While there is plenty of structure to the 2015 Cave Dog, it hides beneath a patina of ripe red fruits and just peeks out in the finish enough to keep the wine fresh. - MH

I would liken this 2016 to the 1996 Bourriquot, which continues to gain complexity as it ages today. - MH

In 1993, I found what I thought would be the perfect spot for growing the varieties I had come to love from Bordeaux’s Right Bank.
– MH