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Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2020

$59.00
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Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2020
Producer Valenciso
Region, Country Rioja, Spain
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 20527-750

This fleshy, classy white is crafted from 100-plus-year-old vines of Viura (70%) and Garnacha Blanca (30%). It is sourced from four ancient and low-yielding highland vineyards around Rodezno, Haro and Villalba. After a wild ferment, the wine was aged on lees in Russian, steam-bent, untoasted oak barrels (a fine-grained Caucasian wood that allows for excellent balance between fruit and oak) for nine months.

Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2020

Reviews

"Following the established Valenciso assemblage of Viura and 30% Garnacha Blanca, fermented in oak with malolactic, this is the latest in a series of superb white wines from this family-owned bodega. Waxy, textured and leesy, with subtle aniseed and vanilla spices, zesty underlying acidity and a focused, tapering finish."
95 points, Tim Atkin, 2022 Rioja Report
“The clean and modern white 2020 Fermentado en Barrica is very clean, expressive and fresh, with spicy and smoky notes from the barrel and citrus freshness. It was produced with 70% Viura and 30% Garnacha Blanca and has 13.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.5 after maturing in barrel for seven months. It has purity, definition and character and finishes with a pleasant bitter twist. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2021.”
94 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

"Following the established Valenciso assemblage of Viura and 30% Garnacha Blanca, fermented in oak with malolactic, this is the latest in a series of superb white wines from this family-owned bodega. Waxy, textured and leesy, with subtle aniseed and vanilla spices, zesty underlying acidity and a focused, tapering finish."
95 points, Tim Atkin, 2022 Rioja Report
“The clean and modern white 2020 Fermentado en Barrica is very clean, expressive and fresh, with spicy and smoky notes from the barrel and citrus freshness. It was produced with 70% Viura and 30% Garnacha Blanca and has 13.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.5 after maturing in barrel for seven months. It has purity, definition and character and finishes with a pleasant bitter twist. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2021.”
94 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

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