Rafael Palacios, Sorte O Soro Vintage:2019

Rafael Palacios, Sorte O Soro Vintage:2019The single vineyard Sorte O Soro had not been produced since 2016, and the 2019 Sorte O Soro is the next vintage after that. This plot has always shown additional elegance, freshness and salinity since he started vinifying it in 2004, because of the altitude (710 meters above sea level) and the north exposure to the Bibei Valley, where the old clone is planted on fine granite sand and quartz soils. Like As Sortes, this Sorte also fermented and matured

dried flowers and cola

lined with juniper and graphite details

it finishes with a subtle tension while leaving the palate perfectly refreshed

so they filled some 270 bottles of this in December 2019

there was an acute herbal note—rockrose

The nuanced

game and soft earth nuances

This is all about purity of cherry and raspberry fruit

The palate is bright and fresh

A much cooler though still ripe nose reflects pure

This is a borderline massive

This is more pliant from bottle than it was from barrel a year ago