Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2022 (1500ml) chateau-cantenac-brown brilliant orange citrus

brilliant orange citrus

Whilst the majority of the region’s vineyard owners still sell their fruit to large wineries and co-operatives

The wine just rolls off the tongue into a succulent finale

They finally shut down in late October after nighttime temperatures dropped into the 30s

classified as a Vin de France

Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2022 (1500ml) chateau-cantenac-brown brilliant orange citrusThis fleshy, classy white is crafted from 100 plus year old vines of Viura (70%) and Garnacha Blanca (30%). It is sourced from four ancient, 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. The result is a super aromatic wine with stone