Godello
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Bodegas Rafael Palacios,
Ready, but will improve,
Rafa thinks that 2016 (along with the ’12 and ’14) is one of the best vintages of the last 12 years. This, a step up from Louro do Bolo, is mineral and fresh, slightly muted with pithy citrus and a slight grassy edge. The palate is intense with a powerful whoosh of fruit, more pith and a mineral, smoky line.
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£240.00
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Bodegas Rafael Palacios,
Ready, but will improve,
The 2017 vintage was complicated, with severe frosts and drier conditions than usual resulting in around 40 percent less production than in a normal year for As Sortes. The resultant wine however has incredible concentration and ripeness but, despite that, the whole profile of this wine remains about finesse and elegance. The nose has a touch of tropical green fruit coming through, yet is still fine and fresh. The palate contains a touch of passionfruit and guava yet the overriding sense is of juicy lemons, with a pithy backbone maintaining freshness. All the expected stone and saline character of fine Godello still comes through and the wine is straight-backed and refreshing. This is a fascinating and delicious expression of As Sortes. Drink 2019 to 2025.
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
£180.00
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Godello is a white grape variety primarily found in northwest Spain and northern Portugal. The grape is capable of producing very fine white wines, and it is in the Valdeorras region that its greatest successes are seen, leading to a steady increase in plantings there. Bodegas Rafael Palacios (managed by the brother of Spain’s leading winemaker Alvaro Palacios) has been the driving force behind the revival of the grape.
In Jancis Robinson MW words' "Godello combines the structure of white burgundy with the finesse of a juicily mineral grape".