2014 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia 'Vina Gravonia' Crianza Blanco, Rioja, SpainABOUT THIS WINE Viura (100%), from our own vineyards. The wine is aged for 4 years, being racked twice a year and fined with fresh egg whites. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Lopez de Heredia one of the most venerable producers in Spain produces traditional, age worthy Rioja. Their wines are legendary and still made the way they were when the winery was founded over 130 years ago. Following a tradition that has been passed down through generations, their wines

Guyot-trained vines thrive on sunny slopes and alternate with abundant fruit and hazelnut orchards

where the Pannonian microclimate and loess-rich soils were already used to cultivate wine in Roman times

just above the village of Labastida in Rioja Alavesa

He purchased a couple tons of shiraz off the Bannockburn Estate vineyard

Marcel Ott bought several estates and began renovating them with the determined ambition to create great Provençal wines from noble grape varieties

the wines have been consistently excellent

are inspired by the endless pursuit of all women who are making their dreams a reality and breaking barriers daily

The average temperature is similar to that of Burgundy

it should be noted—he was struck by the frankness of a white wine produced with almost no technology

sunny conditions tempered by cool nights

His search led him unequivocally to Poggio di Sotto

the terroir and the vintage to express themselves