2010 López de Heredia "Viña Tondonia" Rioja Blanco Reserva, Rioja, Spain

ABOUT THIS WINE Viura (90%), Malvasía (10%), all from estate vineyards. This vintage was qualified as very good by the DOC Rioja Board. The wine growing campaign proceeded as usual except for the heavy rains that took place in June, which however didn’t really affect the grapes’ setting. After these fertilization and absence of spring frosts there was a dry and hot summer, free of cryptogamic/fungal diseases, that resulted in an abundant harvest. We observed certain maturation disparities which could have been solved along October due to its appropriate climate for a restful and selective harvest. 6 years, being racked twice a year and fined with fresh egg whites. The Regulatory Council has awarded the 2010 Rioja vintage the official rating of “Excellent”. This is the result of the rigorous qualification process through analysis and tasting to which the more than four thousand representative samples of the 284.29 million litres of wine produced from this vintage have been subjected. A