López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2004 tinta roriz Plenty of strawberry

Plenty of strawberry

but only show extreme promise to come

Elegant and precise

and Gewurtztraminer

Balanced fruit and acidity for a smooth expression of white Burgundy

López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2004 tinta roriz Plenty of strawberryThe Tondonia is made of 75% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacho, and 10% Graciano and Mazuelo (Ma thoo ello). The harvest is done in September to early October, all done by hand, cutting with a curved knife "corquete", prevents the grape breaking causing fermentation prematurely. The wine is aged 6 years in large American oak barrels handmade by the Lpez de Heredia coopers, racked twice per year and at least 4 years spent in bottle before release. It shows a