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R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia
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If there is one winery that embodies the concept of the purest classicism in Rioja, it is undoubtedly R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia. A unique winery in the world, with an unparalleled winemaking style, impervious to trends. To begin with, R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia is a 100% family-run business, managed by four successive generations of the López Heredia family since its foundation in 1877 by Rafael López de Heredia in Haro, the oldest winery in this town recognized as the capital of La Rioja Alta and the heart of Rioja wine. There, they maintain impressive facilities reminiscent of cathedrals, and their unique underground cellars where those fine and long-lived wines, embodying classic Rioja with an absolutely distinctive profile, rest for years.
Currently, the three López Heredia Montoya siblings (María José, Mercedes, and Julio) are at the helm of this house, which remains faithful (with minor adjustments) to its original philosophy. They define themselves as viticulturists: the grape supply comes from their own vineyards, all acquired by their great-grandfather, where they are committed to natural methods and minimal intervention; and above all, as artisans in winemaking: fermentations in wooden vats (instead of stainless steel), manual rackings, and very long aging periods in barrels and bottles that far exceed those established by the Regulatory Council of the D.O.Ca. Rioja. Another distinctive example of maintaining tradition in this house is that it has its own cooperage workshop, being the only Spanish winery today that still builds all its barrels by hand.
At the beginning of 2021, in the sixth edition of the Rioja Report, the prestigious British journalist and Master of Wine Tim Atkin selected Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva Blanco 2001 as the best wine among more than 1,200 analyzed creations. Additionally, he named Mercedes López de Heredia as the best winemaker of 2021 and selected Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva 2010 as the best rosé of the year.
Foundation year
1877
Owned vineyard
170
Address
Avda. de Vizcaya, 3
Telephone
941 310 244
Region
Huesca
Country
Spain
