2024 | Rafael Palacios As Sortes Val do Bibei Godello | Valdeorras Agricola Gian Piero Marrone bright acidity and a hint

bright acidity and a hint of baking spice

Long and caressing finish

red currants and tart red cherry as well as notes of pink grapefruit

(not to be confused with Picpoul) a grape that is very closely related to Clairette

this is hard to stop sipping now but should reward those who wait with even greater expression in years to come

2024 | Rafael Palacios As Sortes Val do Bibei Godello | Valdeorras Agricola Gian Piero Marrone bright acidity and a hintA new release, the 2024 As Sortes Val Do Bibei offers modest, subdued aromatics of dried herb and wet stone. Theres tension and minerality from the high altitude and northern exposure of the Godello vines, not to mention the age of the vines, the oldest in the producers book. A precise, laser focused wine of integrated acidity that persists throughout the medium bodied palate, the flavors angle around citrus, apple, and chestnut, with so much