Lopez De Heredia
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 generations, their wines are released at least 5-10 years after harvest, which provides added complexity and elegance to their Crianzas and Gran Reservas. A rarity in Rioja, Lopez de Heredia uses only estate bottled fruit from their prized vineyards- Tondonia, Cubillo, Bosconia, and Zaconia- with the idea that the only way to get the best fruit is to care for the vines themselves. The Tondonia vineyard is their most famous; over 100 hectares, it is situated in a shell-shaped depression on the right bank of the river Ebro, where the most typical Rioja wines are grown. The soil is alluvial clay with a high proportion of limestone. Average vine age is 45 years old and organic farming and natural fermentations are implemented, creating wines that exhibit great terroir. Grapes from Viña Tondonia are always used in making their highest quality wines, with truly exceptional vintages becoming Gran Reservas. The first Reserva was bottled by the founder in 1890; a few bottles of this are still kept in the family wine museum. The winery itself is a remarkable structure. When D. Rafael López de Heredia y Landeta began building the bodega in the late 1800's, little did he realise that his masterpiece would one day be acknowledged as an example to the rest of the industry of the most perfect combination of buildings and vineyards. Like many medieval masterpieces it is still incomplete. The buildings stand below and above ground, and are a veritable "cathedral to wine". Moving through the vaulted underground corridors and staircases, you find yourself travelling back in time, and the founder's touch can still be sensed in the very stones and fabric of the building.
Lopez de Heredia 'Tondonia' Reserva Rioja 2008
$43.95 $58.67
The Wine Advocate 95 "The nose of the 2008 Via Tondonia Reserva is very elegant, fresh and with an herbal twist, starting to show the complexity
Lopez de Heredia Bosconia Reserva 2008
$35.95 $45.00
James Suckling 94 "Taking on a balsamic and high-toned wood character to the ripe fruit on the nose. Some dried cheese and ripe fruit, too. Medium-bodied
Lopez de Heredia 'Cubillo' Crianza 2012
$24.95 $30.40
James Suckling 95 "Wonderful aromas of mushrooms, bark, cigar tobacco and plums with just a hint of citrus. Full-bodied with incredible softness and complexity. Subtle chocolate,
Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Gran Reserva Rose 2009
$124.95
Lopez de Heredia truly follows the classic adage of the wine industry: "Sell no wine before its time!" The golden standard in traditional Rioja, this
Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Gran Reserva Rose 2010
$124.95
Mara Jos Lpez de Heredia claims her familys rosado is in the tradition of the clarete wines of Rioja, made in the image of 19th-century
Lopez de Heredia Gravonia Crianza Blanco 2012
Wine Advocate 95 "2012 was a very complete vintage in Rioja, even if it was quite dry, and the 2012 Via Gravonia Blanco shows superbly. It's
Lopez de Heredia Gravonia Crianza Blanco 2011
100% Viura, inspired by the wines from Graves (hence the name), matured in well-seasoned oak barrels for four years and bottled unfiltered. The nose shows
Lopez de Heredia 'Cubillo' Crianza 2011
James Suckling 95 "Cubillo spends three years in barrique and then in larger cask to await bottling, which happens two years before the expected release. This
Lopez de Heredia 'Cubillo' Crianza 2010
James Suckling 95 "Cubillo is a very focused and quite crisp style of red that has spent three years in barrique and then in larger cask
Lopez de Heredia 'Tondonia' Blanco Reserva 2009
James Suckling 97 "Intense aromas of cooked lemon, dried apple, light vanilla and stone with some waxy and lanolin character. Full-bodied with a dense, layered palate
Lopez de Heredia 'Cubillo' Crianza 2009
Wine Advocate 92 “The red they say was born to go with tapas and sold in local restaurants is the 2009 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza. 2009
Lopez de Heredia Gravonia Crianza Blanco 2009
James Suckling 94 "Candied-citrus and honeycomb, dried-pear and fresh-almond aromas pour from the glass. Rich and textural, but very dry with a great balance of lively
Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Gran Reserva Rose 2008
Wine Advocate 94 "The only Gran Reserva ros of the Rioja appellation (they were waiting for the appellation's back labels, as they have to print them
Lopez de Heredia 'Cubillo' Crianza 2008
Wine Advocate 92 "The first of the reds here is the 2008 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza from a cooler vintage that produced some austere and serious
Lopez de Heredia Gravonia Crianza Blanco 2008
Wine Advocate 94 "The first white I tasted was the 2008 Viña Gravonia Blanco, a true bargain traditional oak-aged Rioja from very old Viura vines (90
Lopez de Heredia 'Tondonia' Reserva Rioja 2007 1.5L
Wine Advocate 96 "Following the appreciation of the 2007 vintage from Mara Jos Lpez de Heredia, the red 2007 Via Tondonia Reserva is showing great, revealing
Lopez de Heredia 'Tondonia' Reserva Rioja 2007
Wine Advocate 96 "Following the appreciation of the 2007 vintage from Mara Jos Lpez de Heredia, the red 2007 Via Tondonia Reserva is showing great, revealing
Lopez de Heredia 'Cubillo' Crianza 2007
Wine Advocate 91+ "The 2007 Viña Cubillo Crianza is the most affordable red. It is a wine that was born to go with tapas and to
Lopez de Heredia Bosconia Reserva 2007
Tim Atkin 96 "The Bosconia vineyard, which has always been vinified separately at the winery, has more clay in the soil and tends to produce richer,
Lopez de Heredia Bosconia Reserva 2006
The Wine Advocate 94 "The 2006 Via Bosconia Reserva, always more rustic and powerful than the Via Tondonia, was cropped from a warm and early harvest
Lopez de Heredia 'Tondonia' Reserva Rioja 2006
Wine Advocate 95 "The red flagship 2006 Viña Tondonia Reserva was inspired by the vineyards of the Médoc but produced with local grapes, 70% Tempranillo, 20%
Lopez de Heredia 'Tondonia' Reserva Rioja 2005
Decanter 96 “Traditional Rioja at its ageworthy best, the Tondonia red is a cuvee of Tempranillo with 20% Garnacha and 5% each of Graciano and Mazuelo.
Lopez de Heredia Bosconia Reserva 2005
Wine Advocate 94 "A worthy follow up to the 2004 is the 2005 Viña Bosconia Reserva, a wine that they consider the most rustic and powerful
Lopez de Heredia 'Tondonia' Blanco Reserva 2005
James Suckling 96 "A staggering range of aromas, from dried mango and papaya through toasted nuts to dried flowers. Powerful and concentrated, but not at all
Lopez Heredia Vina Tononia Reserva Rioja Bianco 2004
Viura (90%), Malvasía (10%). A legendary white Rioja. Expressive complex and developed aromas of dried fruit, spice and oak yet also displays a pleasing