Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2023 heathcote-winery 30% Auxerrois

30% Auxerrois

dark plums and elements of violets in its layers

located in the east and far northern reaches of the Barossa Valley

Lovely aromatic nose shows delicate fruity and floral aromas

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

Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2023 heathcote-winery 30% AuxerroisIf 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