RAFAEL PALACIOS – RAFAEL PALACIOS GODELLO SORTE O SORO 2016
Note de dégustation: c’est sans aucun conteste le meilleur godello de Galice et sans doute l’un des tout meilleurs vins blancs d’Espagne. À la fois expressif et sur la retenue avec beaucoup de suavité et d’élégance, une persistance en bouche phénoménale et une sensation saline particulièrement marquée. Le vin a une tension et une minéralité qui lui donnent de la noblesse et de la classe. Un pur régal.
VIN : RAFAEL PALACIOS GODELLO Sorte O SORO 2016 |
I had high expectations for the 2016 Sorte O Soro, one of my favorite modern unfortified white wines in Spain. The wines have gained precision in the last few years, and I was curious to see in which direction this O Soro was going. This comes from a single plot of old-vine Godello planted in 1978 on a north-facing, sandy granite amphitheater at 710 meters in altitude. The vineyard is organically farmed and is in the process of being certified by Demeter. The must fermented in new 500-liter oak barrels with indigenous yeasts and had an élevage of seven months with the fine lees in those barrels. However, there is no oak to be found on the nose or in the flavors, and it’s fragrant, subtle and elegant with aromas of white flowers with the coldness of granite. It feels like an updated version of the 2014, silky and elegant but also very intense with pungent and persistent flavors and a strong saline sensation on the finish that lingers in your mouth for a very long time. Vibrant, electric, intense, regal and noble, with great purity, this is one of the finest white wines produced in Spain. This is the stuff that dreams are made of. 2,800 bottles were filled in September 2017. 98/100. Robert Parker. The Wine Advocate.