Bodegas Rafael Palacios 'Sorte Antiga' Valdeorras Godello 2020 PENEDES Hits all the right Chablis

Hits all the right Chablis notes without being too austere

fresh fruit and spices such as cinnamon

the 2016 Martha’s Vineyard has been aged to perfection for immediate enjoyment at release and will continue to reward for the next 20+ years

Yves Laboucarié’s family has been making wine here since the seventeenth century

this Riesling Icewine boasts the highest sugar content of any Peller Estates Icewine

Bodegas Rafael Palacios 'Sorte Antiga' Valdeorras Godello 2020 PENEDES Hits all the right ChablisAt the top level are Rafas single parcel wines, or Sortes Unicas, which are produced in miniscule quantities. Sorte Antiga is from a bush pruned vineyard planted in 1920. It has a very old clonal selection of vines that produce very small tight berries. It faces north and is at 680 meters in elevation. The vineyard is farmed biodynamically, and Palacios recounts that it took a full 10 years to fully benefit from these fastidious farming practices.