López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2011 cortese grown in the rich soils

grown in the rich soils of Lodi

or enjoying the occasional nip of good whiskeyor you might even find him right around here

lingering with notes of cocoa

botanical extracts like caraway

balanced by driving acidity

López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2011 cortese grown in the rich soilsThe 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