The Loire Valley's cool climate and the terroir of clay
Call it baby Barolo from a volcano
according to a traditional recipe
delivering considerable power on the palate enlivened by spice and decent acidity
Port pipes and Cabernet Sauvignon wine barriques
Valenciso Rioja Reserva 2019 NO20230823 The Loire Valley's cool climateFor years, Valenciso made exactly one wine. Luis Valentin and Carmen Enciso, both Rioja natives with long careers in the region behind them, founded the estate for the 1998 vintage and staked everything on a single Reserva. This 2019 comes from seventeen organically managed plots scattered across Rioja Alta villages including Villalba, Gimileo, Rodezno, Briones and Haro, all Tempranillo, hand harvested, fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete,