2012 R. Lopez De Heredia Vina Tondonia Rioja Gran Rosado Reserva, Rioja, SpainABOUT THIS WINE Garnacha (60%), Tempranillo (30%), and Viura (10%), all from our own vineyards. 4 years being hand racked twice a year. Fined with egg whites. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Lopez de Heredia one of the most venerable producers in Spain produces traditional, age worthy Rioja. Their wines are legendary and still made the way they were when the winery was founded over 130 years ago. Following a tradition that has been passed down through

and the single-vineyard wines are aged in used oak barrels

After harvest and triage

poise and impressive length that comes in waves

is on a serious roll

The winery was purchased by La Rioja Alta in 1988 and is now state-of-the-art in terms of equipment

reveals the Pinot Meunier character

Some progressive offerings with innovative

and fermented with regular punch-downs to keep the cap submerged

and 20% Aligoté from vines that average 20 to 50 years in age

Purchased in 2005 from Frederic Dumas

the fruit prospered as high temperatures occurred between bloom and véraison when berries were hard and less sensitive to damage

in the valleys of Valderemelluri