Rafael Palacios, Valdeorras As Sortes Brut Zero especially as Knez’s Estate vineyard

especially as Knez’s Estate vineyard in Anderson Valley comes online with the 2012 harvest

a Bordeaux blend of Sauvignon Blanc

Chewy texture

(made with ~60% whole clusters)

east-west oriented and unusually fast-draining as well as sun- and wind-exposed ridge that is Mineral Springs vineyard

Rafael Palacios, Valdeorras As Sortes Brut Zero especially as Knez’s Estate vineyardThe 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