Nyhet
Rafael Palacios - Sorte Antiga 2022
Vitt vin från Valdeorras Spanien« Rafael Palacios började sitt personliga projekt 2004, i sub-zonen av Bibei Valley, kommun O Bolo, D.O. Valdeorras, genom att köpa gamla vinstockar av regionens druvsort Godello från gamla vinodlare. Den extrema orografin och lågavkastande fattiga jordarna, phylloxeran och depressionen på 1920-talet, hade tvingat odlarna att nästan helt lämna denna lilla men historiska vinodlingsregion Valdeorras åt sidan. »
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| Pris |
2299kr
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6897kr
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| Distrikt | Valdeorras |
| Druvor | Godello |
| Årgång | 2022 |
| Procucenter | Rafael Palacios |
| Artikelnr | 4752 |
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| Fraktkostnad | 159:- |
| Avnjutes mellan | 2024 - 2030 |
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Sötma |
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Tasting note
The one wine that is different here is the 2021 Sorte Antiga, as it ferments in an open oak vat with skins. They have been lowering the time the wine is in contact with the skins, to around three weeks, and they have been shortening the élevage in well-seasoned and neutral 500-liter French oak barrels that had been used for As Sortes before. In the last few years, there has been a progression of the wines toward more transparency, more definition and purity, letting the soils go through and the process to be less noticeable, even in a style where the process tends to mark the wines. You'd never guess this is a skin-contact white, as it's very subtle and elegant. It keeps the poise and energy of the old vines and has the freshness of the year. This is spectacular, the finest vintage for this wine.
I went back to visit Rafa Palacios in Valdeorras, which I had not done for a decade. He has expanded his winery, which now looks state of the art, and of course his vineyards, close to 40 hectares, even though he still buys grapes from local growers. In 2022, he processed 400,000 kilos of grapes. We went to the vineyards, did a good tasting and discussed the latest vintages. He's one of the finest white wine producers in Galicia and in Spain. 2021 was a cooler year, lighter wines with freshness, but even though 2022 was a warm year, the wines kept freshness that he cannot explain. As for 2023, it has been a very challenging year, with a heat wave that burnt some of the grapes, a long harvest after a turn of the weather with abundant rains that brought some challenges. In 2024, he will do his 20th harvest in Valdeorras and the 20th vintage of As Sortes. The wines have freshness and saline minerality that often transcend the vintage and even the variety, because of the high altitude of O Bolo and the decomposed sandy granite soils.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
UNIQUE SORTE
Wine from a parcel of centennial vines, located in the heart of the Bibei Valley, Santa Cruz do Bolo. This is a single plot or "sorte" of Godello, planted in 1920 and goblet pruned. Its original and ancient clone, produces small grape clusters and very low yields per vine.It is oriented to the north at an altitude of 680 meters and its granite soil, stands out for the absence of mica which makes its decomposition by oxidation has been slower therefore, its soil is not very deep and planting density is very low.The soil is not ploughed, due to its low depth, and is maintained thanks to the dry Straw cover to preserve its freshness in the dry summer season.
Biodynamic viticulture after ten years of work to restore the natural balance of the soils.
Fermentation is completed in a traditional way for one month with its skins and in open oak vats. Aged for 12 months in used barrels.
TASTING
A traditional wine that takes us back to the old "brisado" wines, but without losing the varietal character and classic elegance of the profile of our wines. It has a great texture in the mouth with a slight reminder of fermentation with skins, but at the same time is fruity, tasty and concentrated on its pass through the mouth, with an exciting acidity that accompanies us until its end of mouth saline, mineral and long.
