López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2011 cortese botanical extracts like caraway

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000 acres with approximately 40% devoted to sugarcane

and refreshing

Traditionally drunk in the afternoon with seltzer

López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2011 cortese botanical extracts like carawayThe 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