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As Sortes 2020Rafael Palacios - 75 cl.

95+ R. Parker
Biological
Biodynamic
As Sortes
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Rafael's wine adventure all started with this As Sortes. He wanted to produce one wine, and that's all.
And no doubt this wine is at the top of the V... read more
Region:
Galicia
Appellation:
D.O. Valdeorras
Wine estate:
Rafael Palacios
Wine colour:
White
Alcohol content:
14 %
50,64 € /pc
41,85 € excl. VAT
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Product info
Rafael's wine adventure all started with this As Sortes. He wanted to produce one wine, and that's all.
And no doubt this wine is at the top of the Valdeorras wines, and white Spanish wines also.
"As Sortes" is an old Galician administrative term which refers to a lottery system supposed to avoid too much division of hearted lands.
Warning: only 600 bottles are available on the Belgian market!
Vinification
Traditional winemaking. 6 months of ageing in big oak vats.
Storage potential
Drink as from : 2022
Best moment : 2024-2025
Until : 2028
To serve
12°C, after decanting.
Trial analysis
As Sortes shows the kind of complexity only old vines can bring. And minerality, from start to finish. Some wood notes can be noticed but they are never overwhelming.
This great white has a very large aromatic spectrum that develops with air.
In a nutshell, As Sortes is a world class wine, fit for many a good (g)astronomic match.
Reviews
R. Parker (95+/100)

As with the other wines, I also tasted the 2020 As Sortes next to the 2019. The vineyards and process were the same, native fermentation in 500-liter French oak barrels, where the wine matured with fine lees for eight months. But 2020 is riper than 2019 (14.4% vs 14%), and it also has a lower pH and higher acidity. Like the Louro, this feels closed, primary and a little reductive at first. It took time in the glass to open up. The vineyards here are able to cushion the effect of the vintage, and the viticulture they have been doing (organic and biodynamic) makes for concentrated wines that are also more closed early on and then need more time in bottle. The palate references a very mineral wine with a powerful mineral strike. It improved tremendously in the glass over the course of a couple of hours.

Wine estate

In less than 10 years, Rafael Palacios has become THE reference for great white wines in Spain and his influence has been huge.
Today, Godello is one of the most popular Spanish grapes and all the famous oenologists in Spain make wine in Valdeorras.

Dish suggestions
Crustaceans and shellfish
    langoustine
Fish
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