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Rafael Palacios As Sortes Godello Valdeorras DO

Valdeorras DO, Spain
Spain's greatest white wine — Godello from As Sortes's old-vine slate parcels at 400m altitude in the Bibei River valley. Whole-cluster pressed, indigenous yeast, fermented in old French barriques, 18 months on lees. Deep gold; extraordinary complexity: apricot, white flowers, almond milk, struck flint, and a piercing slate-mineral backbone. Simultaneously rich and tense — Meursault power with Riesling mineral precision. Drinks magnificently at 5–15 years.
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The supreme Galician pairing — As Sortes's mineral-apricot complexity and weight is the ideal companion for the Atlantic's finest flat fish; lemon resonates with the wine's citrus backbone; olive-oil bridges the lees texture.
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Galicia's most prized delicacy with its finest white wine — As Sortes's slate-mineral depth and saline character bridges the percebes' intense ocean flavour; the wine's weight handles this iodine-rich crustacean.
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The wine's mineral-apricot richness and crisp acidity is the classic Galician companion for charred octopus; paprika's warm spice is bridged by the wine's own lees-derived complexity; olive-oil harmonises.
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