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As Sortes 2023

Name: As Sortes 2023
Brand: Rafael Palacios
Price: 64.99 EUR
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As Sortes is Palacios’s flagship Godello from old vines in Val do Bibei – a white often compared to top Burgundy. The 2023 is deeply layered, smoky and mineral, with great ageing potential.

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About this wine

As Sortes is sourced from six old-vine parcels of Godello (many 40–90+ years old) on poor, granitic soils at altitude, giving naturally tiny yields and tremendous concentration. The wine is fermented with native yeasts in large French barrels and foudres and aged on the lees, usually for 8+ months, with minimal bâtonnage. The 2023 vintage combines ripe citrus and stone fruit with gunflint, iodine, fennel and smoke, wrapped around a powerful, chiselled core. It’s one of Spain’s benchmark whites for cellaring.

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Tasting Note

WA describes recent As Sortes releases as concentrated but almost weightless, with compact fruit, electric acidity and a strong granitic and saline signature; 2023 is praised for its precision and depth, earning one of the highest scores for the cuvée.

In the glass

Bright gold-straw with a slightly viscous look.

In the nose

Lemon curd, ripe pear, chamomile, smoke, flint and a subtle nutty lees note.

On the palate

Concentrated and textural yet incredibly focused, with layered citrus and stone fruit, savoury depth and a very long, salty, granitic finish.

Rafael Palacios

Rafael Palacios, brother of Álvaro, is the master of Godello in Valdeorras. Working steep, terraced vineyards on decomposed granite, he crafts whites that are taut, mineral and age-worthy, with citrus, fennel and a subtle waxy texture. As Sortes and his single-parcel wines are benchmarks for serious Atlantic Spain whites.

Character of the wine

Grape Varieties

Godello

Vinification

Old-vine Godello fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged on lees in large French barrels/foudres (mostly used) for around 8–9 months.

Classification

D.O. Valdeorras

Style

Oaked & Structured

Aging potential

Long aging possible

Decant Time

Max 1 hour

Drinking Temperature

11–13 °C

Body

Medium +

Conservative food pairing

Turbot in beurre blanc

Funky food pairing

Miso cod

Music pairing

Classical music

Art pairing

Art Nouveau

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