López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2004 tinta roriz Balanced fruit and acidity for

Balanced fruit and acidity for a smooth expression of white Burgundy

and Gewurtztraminer

called a tren

One of the most classic of French aperitifs is a pour of gentiane liqueur on the rocks with a squeeze of lemon

The smooth

López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2004 tinta roriz Balanced fruit and acidity forThe 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