2013 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain Poderi Sanguineto Non filtered nor clarified

Non filtered nor clarified

the Murphy family acquired an ideal unplanted 200-acre property in the hills of the Santa Maria Valley

AGINGAged 10 months in 228L oak barrels

Today the farm is run by Valérie and her brother Jean-Christophe

The two varieties were destemmed and infused together for two months before being pressed and returned to cuve for a year of élevage

2013 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain Poderi Sanguineto Non filtered nor clarifiedDon Rafael Lpez de Heredia acquired the Tondonia vineyard from a group of clergy in 1913. Situated on the right bank of the river Ebro, in Rioja Alta, it stretches over 247 acres; the soil is alluvial clay with a high proportion of limestone. There are 4 varieties of red grapes planted in this vineyardTempranillo, Mazuelo, Graciano and Garnachoas well as a few acres of white grapes (Viura and Malvasia) planted in the whitest soils, from which R. Lpez