R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Tinto Gran Reserva, Rioja 2004 Extra brut with pears and apples and

with pears and apples and a buttery creaminess

Just a shade off-dry

The producer says: “Classic Cuvée is our signature

The Adriano family have been farming land in the Piedmont region of North-West Italy since the early 1900’s

The first vintage under the estate name was in 2002

R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Tinto Gran Reserva, Rioja 2004 Extra brut with pears and apples andA historic Rioja winery dating back to the late 1800's, it is one of the few from this time to remain a family run Bodega. Their style is very much 'classical' Rioja and based upon lengthy oxidative ageing of wines in barrel, before further ageing in bottle. Some 12,000 barrels are stored underground in the winery complex. The vineyard of Via Tondonia established in 1914 is comprised of over 100 hectares, situated on the right bank of the river Ebro.