Bodegas R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva 2012 750ml Bottle Deep ruby in the glass

Deep ruby in the glass

The 2012 came from an exceptionally dry growing season — 25% below average rainfall — that produced concentrated

cool air moves through the valley floors at night

Made in two places at once: the grain comes from Picardy in northern France

Bodegas R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva 2012 750ml Bottle Deep ruby in the glassSPAIN : RIOJA : RIOJA ALTA ORGANIC : Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo MED FULL BODIED, DRIED CHERRY, LEATHER, TOBACCO, DRIED HERBS, OAK Via Tondonia sits on a horseshoe meander of the Ebro River 70 hectares of organic vines planted in alluvial clay and limestone, facing south, slow to ripen and slower to release. The winery, founded in 1877 and still in family hands four generations on, maintains its own cooperage and ages this Reserva six