White
Rafael Palacios As Sortes 2022
£71.95
Why Mark chose this
Rafa Palacios is one of the people responsible for the world waking up to Godello, and As Sortes is the wine that made his name. Old vines at over 680 metres in the Valdeorras valley give a white wine of real complexity and depth, fermented without intervention and aged carefully in old wood. It's a wine that rewards attention, and it will keep developing for years. Anyone seriously interested in Spanish white wine should have a bottle of this.
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Best for
- A serious white wine occasion
- Fans of white Burgundy wanting something different
- Cellaring
- Style
- Rich and layered, with stone fruit, white flowers, mineral depth and a long, saline finish
- Food match
- Scallops, grilled turbot, roast pork, chicken with cream and tarragon.
- Drink
- Very good now and will develop over the next four to seven years.
- As a gift
- A thoughtful gift for a keen wine drinker. Godello at this level from Rafa Palacios is widely recognised as one of Spain's finest whites.
Tasting Notes
‘As Sortes’ is made from Rafa’s oldest vineyards, planted at an elevation of over 680 metres above sea level. These vines have an average age of over 40 years and were planted with a selection of cuttings from the oldest vines in the region. These cuttings were taken during the recovery plan in the late 1970s; a successful attempt to revive and retain what were then varieties at risk of extinction. Fermented in 500-litre oak barrels, ‘As Sortes’ is aged for eight months before bottling. The resulting wine is tight and youthful with lovely richness on the palate. The acid is punchy and clean and gives the wine an amazing vibrancy and length of flavour. This wine has good aromatic intensity, full of grapefruit, red apple, boxwood, wild flowers and an attractive mineral note. The palate is tight and youthful with a lovely richness on the palate. Fresh acidity gives the wine vibrancy and a persistent finish.