2016 López de Heredia, Viña Gravonia Blanco, Rioja, Spain

Producer: Timeless bodega founded by D Rafael Lopez de Heredia y Landeta in 1877. They have stayed true to the winemaking traditions passed on through generations, producing age worthy wines from their prized vineyards. Maria Jose, Mercedes (winemaker) + Julio Cesar are the youngest generation committed to their ancestral methodes, including using their own cooperage in importing whole oak trunks from the Appalachian mountains in the US.

Place:  Haro, in the Rioja Alta region of Spain

Site: Vina Gravonia wines come from the Vina Zaconia vineyard, close to the river Ebro,  24 ha all under Viura vines. A white inspired by the wines from Graves, hence the name.

Farming: Organic

Varietal: Viura

Soil: Poor, Stony soil, forcing the roots to go deep.

Winemaking:  Fermented in old oak vats with indigenous yeast, racked twice a year and fined with fresh egg whites, aged for 4 years in old  American oak foudres followed by 4 years in bottle.

Tasting Notes: Oxidative with hazelnut tones – Elegant & Savory – Notes of Chamomile & Aromatic Herbs