Valenciso Reserva vintage_2019

Valenciso Reserva vintage_2019Producer As always, the Reserva is hand picked Tempranillo from the clay limestone soils around Haro. The grapes came from 18 plots, including Villalba, Rodezno, Briones and Ollauri, all managed under strict culture raisonnee guidelines and cropped at well below the regional limits the youngest vines that make the grade are 60 years old! The Reserva was naturally fermented in cement vats and aged for 19 months in mostly low toast French oak barriques,

It’s the inlay of mineral and graphite amid the undergrowth and spice notes

life and zip

led by winemaker and owner Michael Dhillon

fruit vibrancy and energy

It's aromatic and lively

Geelong won his heart in the end

and passion fruit

and citrus zest

some cherry

but some well timed rain kept vines healthy for what was a later than normal harvest

which makes up one in every five bottles they sell

You can always see soft