Green Packaging: Natural cork

Flavor: Vanilla, dried berries, earthy spices

Wine Type: Red wine

Grape: 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 10% Graciano and Mazuelo

ABV%: 13

Region: Spain

Vineyard Subregion: Rioja DOC

Farming: Organic

Yeast: Native

Producer: Viña Tondonia

Winemaker: R. Lopez de Heredia

It all started in the middle of the nineteenth century when French negociants visited the Rioja region to find alternative sources of quality grapes to transform into wine, since the phylloxera epidemic had decimated their vineyards. Their founder, Don Rafael López de Heredia y Landeta, a knowledgeable and enthusiastic student in the art of wine making, followed closely in their footsteps.

Don Rafael fell in love with the region and especially the area around Haro, the mythical capital of the Rioja Alta region. He observed that there was a magical combination of soil and climate that would offer the perfect environment for producing wine that would eventually become world famous. Around 1877 he began the design and construction of the complex that is today known as the López de Heredia bodega (winery), the oldest in Haro and one of the first three bodegas in the Rioja region.

Bodegas López de Heredia stands out as one of the few family-run bodegas regulated by the Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja – DOC (Appellation region).