López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2011 cortese and refreshing

and refreshing

Medium acidity is balanced by pleasant fleshiness

You can still buy it today

grown in the rich soils of Lodi

López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2011 cortese and refreshingThe 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