Palomino Fino 2024 Agricola Calcarea 'Porfia Blanco'
A tricky one. It started off great, but the summer turned weird — unusually cool with strong west winds. That slowed down ripening and in some areas, it just didn't fully get there. Acidity dropped a bit toward the end, but the wines came out with a lot of finesse and elegance. The wines feature notes of lemon zest, yellow flowers, stone fruit, and salt, resulting in a citrusy, mineral, and salty profile that is both gastronomical and refreshing.
Wines from calcareous soils of albariza, made in a traditional way. Minimal intervention, indigenous yeasts and little sulfur. I believe that minimum intervention goes hand in hand with maximum attention, from the vineyard to the bottle.
The desire to return to Andalusia, my home, after more than a decade away, was driven by an illusion that has become a reality with the Agrícola Calcárea project.
After five years abroad, I have had the opportunity to taste some of the best wines in the world and the good fortune to be able to vinify in different areas, learning from great masters outside Spain. This has given me valuable experience and a different way of looking at things, but it was time to return.
This project has to do with going back to my roots, not only in terms of returning to my homeland, but also in terms of knowledge and respect for the raw material. It is about winemaking using traditional techniques, mixed with more modern methods learned in my travels.
When it came to settling down, I decided in favor of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The reasons were not only due to the ideal environmental conditions, such as the calcareous albariza soils, the Atlantic climate with its sea breeze, the special sunshine of the Costa de la Luz and the centuries of winemaking history.
