This family
firm in Lebrija was established in 1960 by Francisco González Palacios who,
having grown up in wine country developed a passion for it and started the
bodega as more of a hobby than a business. He bought a vineyard called “Abuelo
Curro” in the albariza soils overlooking the marshes of the Guadalquivir and
makes the wines from its grapes.
Lebrija is
actually in the province of Sevilla, upstream from Sanlúcar, and has a long
history of the production of clays for tile and brick making as well as “Lebrija
clay” which is used in fining of wines. While the town’s wines have a different
Denominación de Origen from Sherry (DOP Vino de Calidad de Lebrija) they are
quite similar, being made by the same methods from the same grapes grown in the
same soils, just farther away. One of the great gypsy Flamenco singers came
from here, Juan Peña “El Lebrijano.”
The firm has
two bodegas, Los Arcos where 600 butts are stored and the newer Abuelo Curro
which is near the vineyard and houses 420 butts as well as the modern
vinification plant. Here they have a stainless steel de-stemmer and
fermentation tanks, a pneumatic press, filtration and bottling plant. It is run by Francisco's grandson, Felix M Gonz
The bodega produces a range of wines which
consists of:
Three table
wines: the White Castillo de González Palacios and Overo and the red Overo
Crianza
Three Finos: M Fina, M Fina El Poeta and Frasquito Reserva
en rama
Three sweet
wines: Moscatel, Vino de pasas (Moscatel & Palomino) and Lebrija Old Dulce
Lebrija Old
Generoso, a 30 year old dry Oloroso
Address: Calle
Consolación, 60 41740 Lebrija, Sevilla
Telephone: (+34)
955 974 084
e-mail: bodegas@gonzalezpalacios.com
Website: www.gonzalezpalacios.com
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