The Winery Rafael Palacios of Galice

Winery Rafael Palacios - Louro Godello
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Galice.
It is located in Galice

The Winery Rafael Palacios is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Galice to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rafael Palacios wines

Looking for the best Winery Rafael Palacios wines in Galice among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Rafael Palacios wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Rafael Palacios wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Rafael Palacios

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rafael Palacios

How Winery Rafael Palacios wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rafael Palacios

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rafael Palacios. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, marzipan or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, earth or non oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rafael Palacios

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Rafael Palacios.

  • Godello

Discovering the wine region of Galice

Galicia is one of the 17 first-level administrative regions (called comunidades autónomas) of Spain. It occupies the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, and is exposed on two sides to the Atlantic Ocean. To the South is Portugal, to the east Castilla y Leon. Viticulture has a Long tradition in Galicia, introduced to the region by the ancient Romans and continued by monks throughout the Middle Ages.

Today, Galicia is best known for its Rias Baixas wines - crisp, Aromatic whites made mainly from Albarino. Galician wines bear striking similarities to those of Minho (notably Vinho Verde), just across the border in Portugal. Shaped by the waves and winds of the Atlantic, the Galician coastline is spectacular; steep cliffs alternate with coastal coves called rías. The interior of the region is characterized by Green hills that rise gently eastward toward the Cantabrian Mountains, reaching heights of 2,000 metres (6,600 feet).

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Planning a wine route in the of Galice? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Rafael Palacios.

Discover the grape variety: Airen

This is a very old variety that is still very present in Spain, and can also be found in Portugal, but is practically unknown in France. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A.

News about Winery Rafael Palacios and wines from the region

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Ukraine winery owner urges Europe’s vintners to host refugees

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Vinopolis founder Duncan Vaughan-Arbuckle dies aged 83

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The word of the wine: Climate

Term used in Burgundy to designate a locality. The most famous climats are subject to specific recognition and constitute the first growths.