| | The golden standard in traditional Rioja, Lopez de Heredia truly follows the classic adage of the wine industry:
“Sell no wine before its time!”
Happy to Offer |
| | | 3 bottles 2012 Lopez de Heredia
Rioja Gravonia White
$55 bottle Made of 100% Viura aged for four years in American oak barrels. Known
for their incredible longevity, complexity and freshness, the Tondonia
white wines are made like the reds and are harvested at the same time.
The skin contact can last for several days. 94 Points Vinous
“Vivid yellow-gold. Dried orchard and pit fruits, marzipan, buttered toast, vanilla, tarragon and pungent flowers on the intensely perfumed, spice-accented nose. Concentrated peach, pear nectar, orange pith, honey and vanilla flavors pick up a nutty quality with air. The vanilla and spice notes drive a very long, gently chewy finish that's firmed by a smoky mineral flourish.” – Josh Raynolds |
| | 2009 Lopez de Heredia
Rioja Bosconia Reserva
$240 6pack Tempranillo, Garnacho, Mazuelo and Graciano 96 Points James Suckling
“Bosconia has always been more rustic and powerful and Tondonia all about finesse and nuance. There are dark plums and baking spices, a touch of singed leather, the fruit very strong to counterbalance the aging in barrel.” – Luiz Gutierrez, Wine Advocate
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| | | 2008 Lopez de Heredia
Rioja Tondonia Reserva
$300 6pack
Tempranillo, Garnacho, Mazuelo and Graciano 95 Points Wine Advocate
“The nose of the 2008 Viña Tondonia Reserva is very elegant, fresh and with an herbal twist, starting to show the complexity of the aged wines that are sometimes still too young when they are released 10+ years from the vintage! The palate is medium-bodied, with lightness and depth, very classical with extra freshness and all that is needed for a long development in bottle.” – Luiz Gutierrez |
| 1 magnum 2001 Lopez de Heredia
Rioja Tondonia Reserva
$225
ORIGINAL WOOD CASE
95 Points Wine Advocate
“The 2001 Vina Tondonia Reserva is bridled with a lovely nose of decayed red fruit, fireside hearth, a touch of mulberry and small red cherry. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, crisp red fruits (wild strawberry and cranberry) with a sharp, vibrant, tense, tannic finish that has immense precision. There is a slight saline note lingering in the mouth after the wine has (regretfully) departed. Drink now-2030+” – Luiz Gutierrez |
| | “I have adored, indeed occasionally worshiped, the wines of Lopez de Heredia for many years, so I am not ashamed to admit that visiting both their vineyard and their winery was a pilgrimage. Founded by Rafael Lopez de Heredia y Landeta in 1877, it has withstood the tide of corporatization and homogeneity, and epitomizes timeless, artisan winemaking in their own individual, almost solipsistic manner. Technology is noticeable by its absence here. Lopez de Heredia is the apotheosis of traditional, classic wines: taut, fresh, bucolic, utterly charming and amazingly long-lived.” — Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate |
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