Rafael Palacios, Valdeorras As Sortes Brut Zero it's pure class on the

it's pure class on the palate and has an ethereal texture

A background dollop of wood surrounds pungent aromas of mineral reduction

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Rafael Palacios, Valdeorras As Sortes Brut Zero it's pure class on theThe 2018 As Sortes comes from the six oldest small plots of Palacios vineyards, bought between 2004 and 2007, and the vines are worked organically. The vines were planted in the late 1970s early 1980s, and the soils are granite based and deliver low yields. In 2018, they did a lot of sorting of grapes to remove dry grapes affected by mildew. The clear juice ferments in 500 liter oak barrels, and the wine matured with fine lees in those barrels and