Compania Bodeguera Valenciso Blanco Fermentado en Barrica, Rioja DOCa, Spain 2022 Old Vine rich and relatively full-bodied flavors

rich and relatively full-bodied flavors exhibit ample minerality and a taut muscularity on the moderately austere but wonderfully long finale

this pale pink cuvée offers an open nose of citrus fruits

This wine begins with wonderful purple color and aromatics that fall within the black fruit spectrum

as well as touches of violet

Austere and firm

Compania Bodeguera Valenciso Blanco Fermentado en Barrica, Rioja DOCa, Spain 2022 Old Vine rich and relatively full-bodied flavorsThis fleshy, classy white is crafted from 100 plus year old vines of Viura (70%) and Garnacha Blanca (30%). It is sourced from four highland vineyards around 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 pretty, aromatic wine with citrus zest, mineral and a