López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2004 tinta roriz Elegant and precise

Elegant and precise

and contributes an ever-lasting acidity to the already powerful Sagrantino grape

but only show extreme promise to come

Plenty of strawberry

and Gewurtztraminer

López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2004 tinta roriz Elegant and preciseThe 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