Lopez de Heredia : Vina Gravonia 2017

Tasting notes and characteristics of the Vina Gravonia 2017 by Lopez de Heredia

Tasting

Appearance
This white wine reveals a beautiful pale gold hue, reflecting a subtle and elegant evolution.

Nose
The bouquet is both wonderfully fresh and highly aromatic, offering a complex and beautifully developed profile.

Palate
On the palate, one discovers a fruity texture of remarkable finesse. The whole is complex and displays a superb evolution on the taste buds.

Food and wine pairings
This cuvée pairs wonderfully with fish prepared fried, grilled or boiled, as well as with seafood cooked à la plancha. It will also accompany flavourful pasta dishes or well-seasoned white meats.

Serving and cellaring
The Vina Gravonia 2017 has an ageing potential of around ten years, allowing enjoyment until approximately 2028. For an optimal experience, it is recommended to serve it at a temperature between 14 and 16°C. The bottles should ideally rest in a cellar kept at 14°C with a humidity level of 75 to 80%.

The elegance of a great age-worthy white from La Rioja crafted by López de Heredia

The estate
Founded in 1877 by Rafael López de Heredia y Landeta, the bodega R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia is a historic institution located in Haro, in La Rioja Alta. Today, the López de Heredia family is still the current owner and manager of the estate, perpetuating an ancestral know-how. At the helm of a vineyard of around 170 hectares, this iconic house has established its reputation worldwide thanks to its unwavering commitment to traditional methods and long ageing processes, producing wines of exceptional longevity.

The vineyard
The grapes come exclusively from the Viña Gravonia vineyard, also known locally as Viña Zaconia. This 24-hectare terroir, farmed organically, lies only a few hundred metres from the winery, on the banks of the Ebro River in the Rioja region. Planted at an altitude ranging from 438 to 489 metres, these vines benefit from an ideal environment to produce grapes of great quality, well suited to long ageing.

The vintage
The 2017 growing cycle was particularly challenging, marked by difficult weather conditions including heavy rainfall, frost and hail. Nevertheless, meticulous work in the vineyards combined with a very mild month of August helped to keep diseases under control. These efforts led to an abundant harvest of fine quality, beginning on 24 September for the white grape varieties of this plot.

Winemaking and ageing
The production process of the Vina Gravonia 2017 relies on traditional methods. The wine benefits from a long ageing of four years in oak barrels, punctuated by two rackings per year. Clarification is carried out naturally with fresh egg whites. Finally, the wine is bottled without any filtration, where it continues to rest peacefully.

Grape variety
100% Viura