Lopez de Heredia - Rioja - Viña Cubillo Crianza - Rouge - 2012

Wine:

The 2012 Red Crianza Vina Cubillo Lopez de Heredia was crafted from limestone soils, conferring it a salient a freshness of texture with delicate coloring that contrasts with the usual idea of a Rioja. Vinified with indigenous yeasts, aged for three years in oak barrels, it offers an incredible balance and evolves beautifully in the glass with notes of black fruits, spices, tobacco and liquor. In this particularly dry year, the wine is well balanced, with a lot of freshness and a good aptitude for ageing.  It is a great wine that deserves to be discovered and appreciated. Rated 93/100 by Parker.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, vinified with indigenous yeasts. Aged for 3 years in barrels and racked twice a year. No filtration. Bottled at the estate.

Color:

Bright ruby red.

Nose:

Scents of black fruits mixed with notes of spices, tobacco and liquor.

Palate:

Rich and elegant, this wine is fresh and salient with a beautiful persistence, to be enjoyed immediately!

Temperature:

Serve between 16 and 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Platter of fine charcuterie, tapas, country terrine, filet of beef in a flaky crust, roast farm poultry.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2024

An absolute reference in the Rioja region and one of Spain's most sought-after addresses, Vina Tondonia is an unconditional purveyor of great wines that have marked the world's wine gotha for over a century.


With an ambitious vision and uncompromising style, Maria José Lopez de Heredia has elevated his estate to the highest rank of the world's wine industry, inspiring many winemakers in his wake to become role models for their appellations. His insatiable quest for perfection has allowed him to forge terroir wines capable of competing with the greatest French and even world wines, regularly noticed and praised by the critics, including a certain Robert Parker...


As an expert in wine aging, the Bodega favors long maturation - the barrels are made on site - as with this wine, which spent more than six years in tuns and barrels.


Expert in aging and a master of the maturation process, the Bodega favors long maturation - the barrels are made on site - as with these wines that have spent many years in tuns and barrels. The Bodega certainly has the largest collection of old vintages! 

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