2009 Bodegas Rafael Palacios Val do Bibei As Sortes

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  5/23/2023 - Wamrod wrote:

  I’m always trying wines that have been in the cellar far too long, to see how they evolve and fade. While quite oxidized, this opened up a bit after some air. It was surprisingly drinkable, though definitely not the wine it was. Experiment over for this one

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  9/2/2018 - Edouard84 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  My first Godello. I honestly had no idea about this grape nor DOC before opening up the bottle. It felt quite similar in style to some oak-aged Rias Baixas, with less minerality.
  Quite good a nice surprise

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  9/24/2016 - BordeauxBoy Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Never had Godello before and now will look for more. Drank with great friends from IL. Excellent combination of minerality/fruit/acid. Clean and crisp with a floral nose and tropical fruit on the pallet. Definitely not new fruit at this point but still vibrant with probably another 1-2 years left.

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  1/26/2014 - carstenf wrote: 88 Points

  Nice and bright and mixed fruit. A good wine , we got it together with tapas.

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  5/20/2013 - Gobi wrote: 94 Points

  A clear colored wine with a slight golden hue that reveals a complex bouquet of aromas with pronounced floral notes, citric peel, honey, melon, guava, papaya, and crushed stones. On the palate the wine shows a silk like texture with flavors of honeysuckle, apples, pears, pineapple, citric peel, and crushed stones. A mid bodied wine with a long mineral finish, sweet fruit that is not over-cloying, a discreet powerful wine in a velvet glove.

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