Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva 2013 Negroni traditional Burgundian vinification techniques help

traditional Burgundian vinification techniques help capture the vineyard’s signature refinement and layered intensity

which is then aged with a massive addition of 25 kilos of sour cherries per hectoliter

the first distillery in the state since Prohibition

cold-macerated for 7 days

built for the table rather than the cellar

Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva 2013 Negroni traditional Burgundian vinification techniques helpThe Land Via Tondonia is one of the most storied single vineyards in Spain: 100 hectares in a natural bowl formed by the bend of the Ebro River in Haro, which Lpez de Heredia has farmed since 1913. The soils are alluvial clay with high limestone content well drained, mineral rich, and among the most reliable terroir in Rioja Alta. Average vine age is around 45 years. The 2013 growing season was one of the most challenging in recent memory: heavy