2006 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia 'Vina Cubillo' Crianza

VINTAGE NOTES: 2006 was rated as VERY GOOD by the DOC Rioja Board.In spite of a light frost in mid-April and a hailstorm in Viña Tonodnia in early July, theoverall amount of grapes harvested was slightly higher than in 2005. Just like in 2005,the budding took place earlier than usual, and this advance remained during the restof the vegetative cycle. Harvest of the white grapes started on September 25th in ViñaGravonia. Regarding the red grapes, it started in Viña Tondonia on October 2nd andin Viña Cubillo on October 20th. No major issues were recorded during the harvest,aside from some light, yet persistent rainfall, that did not have any negative impact onthe quality, which was very good in our vineyards thanks to the excellent sanitary statein which the grapes entered our cellar. The total harvest in the 24 hectares of ViñaCubillo accounted to 114.000 kilos of red grapes. The grapes were very healthy, withan average sugar content of 12,8 gr, very balanced and with a good concentratio