Metz Road Riverview Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 vs Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2024
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2024 currently starts £0.01 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £26.50 | £26.49 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Scheid Family Wines | Valenciso |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Chardonnay | Garnacha |
| Region | — | Rioja |
| Country | USA | Spain |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Metz Road Riverview Vineyard Chardonnay 2020
Scheid Vineyards Metz Road Chardonnay is an elegant and expressive cool-climate wine from Monterey. Bursting with aromas of green apple, pear, citrus, and mango, complemented by subtle hints of toasted oak and lemon peel, it delivers a medium-bodied, lush palate with balanced acidity and a long, creamy vanilla finish. Why You'll Love It This is premium Monterey Chardonnay crafted with exceptional care. Hand-picked in the cool early morning hours and fermented with indigenous wild yeasts in French oak barrels, the wine undergoes 12 months of ageing in 100% French oak (47% new) with regular lees stirring to enhance aromatics and texture. The 340-acre Riverview Vineyard benefits from cool winds, granitic soils, and diverse microclimates, creating a wine of remarkable complexity and elegance that showcases the best of cool-climate California Chardonnay. Meet the Producer Scheid Vineyards is dedicated to sustainable viticulture, producing wines that showcase the unique terroir of their Monterey estate. The 340-acre Riverview Vineyard benefits from cool winds, granitic soils, and diverse microclimates, ensuring each wine reflects its site with precision and complexity. Production Grapes are hand-picked in the cool early morning hours for optimal freshness. Selected fruit is gently pressed, settled, and transferred to French oak barrels where fermentation is initiated by indigenous wild yeasts. The wine undergoes long, cool barrel fermentation and is kept on its lees with regular stirring to enhance aromatics, texture, and depth. Aged for 12 months in 100% French oak barrels (47% new), the wine develops a harmonious balance between fruit intensity, oak influence, and creamy mouthfeel. Tasting Notes Bright straw-yellow in colour, the nose shows green apple, pear, citrus, and mango, with delicate oak and lemon peel notes. The medium-bodied palate is rich, round, and concentrated, with lively acidity and a lingering vanilla finish. Food Match Pairs beautifully with roasted ch
Valenciso Rioja Blanco 2024
Valenciso Rioja Blanco is a beautifully balanced, age-worthy white wine from one of Rioja Alta's most acclaimed boutique producers. Crafted from 80-year-old Viura and Garnacha Blanca vines on clay and stone soils, this is white Rioja of exceptional poise, precision, and depth, combining the region's tradition of structured white winemaking with a modern elegance that sets it firmly apart. Meet the Producer Valenciso is a boutique estate in the heart of Rioja Alta, celebrated for wines of exceptional longevity and precision. Working with indigenous yeasts, sustainable viticulture, and meticulous attention to detail at every stage, Valenciso produces wines that are a true and honest expression of their terroir, rewarding both immediate drinking and patient cellaring. Vineyard and Production Grapes are sourced from 80-year-old vines on clay and stone soils in Rioja Alta, hand-selected at harvest with sustainable farming throughout. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts in Caucasian oak barrels, preserving the wine's natural character and terroir expression. The wine then ages for nine months on fine lees, building texture, depth, and the mineral precision that is the hallmark of Valenciso's elegant style. Tasting Notes Aromatic and complex on the nose, with floral notes, preserved lemon, and a hint of smokiness. The palate is layered and broad, with stone fruit, toasted nuts, citrus freshness, and mineral precision, all carried by a long, elegant finish. A white wine that will continue to evolve beautifully with bottle age. Grape Variety Viura, Garnacha Blanca Perfect Pairings A white wine with real structure and finesse, ideal with hake, saffron mash, roast chicken, creamy risotto, grilled lobster, scallops, or shellfish. Decanting is recommended to allow the wine's full character to open up. Also excellent alongside soft, creamy cheeses or a fine fish terrine. About the Region Rioja Alta is one of Spain's most prestigious wine sub-zones, producing whites of
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