Bodegas Rafael Palacios 'Sorte Antiga' Valdeorras Godello 2020 PENEDES The small size and wide

The small size and wide leaves of the Potatorum agave make it one of the easiest species to identify

The mouth is very well balanced between acidity and roundness

almond and cinnamon

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 The small size and wideAt 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.