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Valencia White 2021

VALENCISO

$202.00

A wine combining texture, balance, minerality and elegance.

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Spain

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13.5%

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5-10 years

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70% Viura, 30% White Grenache

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This round and aromatic wine will go very well with oriental dishes, cod accras, a curry-coconut risotto with shrimp, chicken skewers with ginger, an Iberian paella or even with a piece of Munster.

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From Rioja Alta , this wine is a blend of Viura and Grenache Blanc grape varieties. The grapes come from 80-year-old vines planted on clay and stony soils in the north of the region. At 400-600 meters above sea level, the climate has a strong Atlantic influence, and the wind that blows on summer evenings refreshes the grapes to enhance the acidity, finesse and aromatic complexity. These vineyards are of exceptional quality. The estate follows biodynamic practices for viticulture. The grapes are picked by hand. Fermentation takes place in oak barrels using native yeasts then the wine will continue to age for 9 months. This wine reveals complex aromas of white flowers , candied lemon , grilled hazelnuts , stone fruits , cooked apple , William pear , beeswax and slightly smoky notes. The palate is intense and ample with minerality and a fine, balancing acidity on the finish. A magnificent wine.

Where are we traveling?

La Rioja Rioja is today the most famous wine region in Spain. Its northernmost vineyards are located in the neighboring regions of Navarre and the Basque Country. The region is demarcated by geographical features which are the Ebro river and the Cantabria mountain ranges. These mountains, which border Rioja from the north and west, offer shelter from the cold and humid influences of the Atlantic Ocean which provides a warmer and drier climate than that of the north. Rioja can be divided into 3 zones: → Rioja Alta is the western part of Rioja. As the name suggests, the vineyards are located at higher altitudes. The soils contain more clay, iron and alluvial elements and less limestone than those in the neighboring Alavesa region. The wines tend to be considered elegant with balanced acidity. → Rioja Alavesa is made up of two distinct enclaves of land adjacent to Rioja Alta. Although they are both located in the Rioja zone, they are not part of La Rioja, but rather of the Basque province of Alava. The vineyards are located at similar altitudes to Rioja Alta, and the macroclimate is similar. The soils tend to be more calcareous than in Rioja Alta and the wines can have greater acidity. → Rioja Oriental (formerly Rioja Baja) is the eastern part of the Rioja zone. The climate there is much more strongly influenced by the Mediterranean. Drier and warmer than the other two regions, Garnacha is more highlighted there. The wines can be significantly more robust than those from other sub-regions. Most of the region is south of the Ebro, in the La Rioja region. However, in the eastern zone, the Rioja vineyards north of the river are actually within the political boundaries of Navarra.

The little history of the country

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The history of wine in Spain is so old that no one really knows who brought the first vines to the region. When the Phoenicians arrived some 3,000 years ago and founded the present-day cities of Cádiz and Jerez, viticulture was well established and Spanish wines were widely marketed throughout the Mediterranean and North Africa. You could say that Spain is a wine miracle. After years spent away from the world of fine wines, she is today a major player. Investment and ambition in the vineyards and cellars results in increasingly rich and complex (often very alcoholic) and spicy reds which are increasingly appreciated by international consumers. Proud to have more land devoted to vines than any other country, Spain is only beginning to capitalize on this resource consistently. Spain is an anarchic tangle of regions and sub-regions, just as its landscape is an anarchic tangle of incredibly raw landscapes. A glance at a map reveals the climatic diversity among Spain's many wine regions, from the soggy green vineyards of Galicia on the northern Atlantic coast to the toasty vineyards of southeastern the Mediterranean. Spain's saving grace, in terms of viticulture, is the average altitude of its vineyards, above 600 meters. A large part of Spanish vineyards therefore manage to produce grapes of good color and acidity simply because night temperatures are relatively low and the grapes do not ripen until the end of a sufficiently long growing period. But there is real treasure to be found for those willing to dig and, now that a class of connoisseurs has developed in Spain, all manner of ambitious investors have done their part to change the image of Spanish wine . Today, a new generation of winemakers has quietly begun making spectacular wines and experimenting with grape varieties that would have been unthinkable just a short time ago. Wine remains an important commodity and is an integral part of Spanish culture.

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