Valenciso Rioja Reserva Vintage:2019Valenciso wines are beautifully understated and elegant. Well made and far from ostentatious, they blend the best of tradition with fine modern practice. Pungent meaty and curranty aromas, and hints of cedar and spice. Produced purely from Tempranillo, and aged in new French and American oak barriques, this wine shows all the elegance of the variety, soft bodied and smooth. Delicate and velvety, with plenty of complexity, and a strong core. Valenciso,
Initially Sam bought a paddock in Gibbston and aimed to grow a small amount of his favourite grape – Pinot Noir – with the hope of producing enough wine for his friends and family
made for celebrations
The subsoil is primarily composed of marly limestone that encourages the concentration of sugars in the grapes while maintaining a good degree of acidity
The exact formula has remained a closely guarded secret ever since
The vineyards are on the slopes of the valley of the Dordogne at an altitude of between 50 and 180 metres
with 70 year old vines producing low cropped fruit from clay soils
6% Graciano
Carte Blanche offers intense floral tones (honey) and notes of ripe sweet fruits (caramelised apple)
The delicate texture of the 2015 cuvées produces exquisitely harmonious wines
plummy fruit aromas plus hints of spice
During fermentation pumping over and punching down operations are regularly carried out
For that consistency
