Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2023 heathcote-winery this wine is crafted with

this wine is crafted with minimal intervention to express the unique character of its terroir

30% Auxerrois

15 months in oak

After a decade of care and slow oak-maturation this wine is a wonderful example of the complex flavours of Tawny Port

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

Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2023 heathcote-winery this wine is crafted withIf 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