Valenciso Rioja Reserva 2019 070226CRISP Les Penitents comes from Cotes

Les Penitents comes from Cotes de la Charite

perfect for Martinis and G & T’s

loaded with compelling scents of dried apricot

a mark of trust and quality

This rare varietal from the Marche coast carries the fingerprints of ocean-floor fossils in its limestone-rich soil

Valenciso Rioja Reserva 2019 070226CRISP Les Penitents comes from CotesFor 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,