Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2023 heathcote-winery After a decade of care

After a decade of care and slow oak-maturation this wine is a wonderful example of the complex flavours of Tawny Port

15 months in oak

the 2016 is wonderful right now (even better in 12 months)

round-textured palate combining structure

It is low pressure and therefore only gently sparkling in the true Pétillant style

Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2023 heathcote-winery After a decade of careIf you've clicked on this wine expecting a bottle of anemic grape juice swamped in oak, apologies you've come to the wrong place. Valenciso's Blanco is earth to glass white Rioja and a seriously gorgeous white Rioja to boot. It's crafted from 80 to 100 year old vines of Viura (70%) and Garnacha Blanca (30%), sourced from four highland vineyards around Haro and Villalba. After a wild ferment, the wine is aged on lees in Russian, steam bent, untoasted