López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2004 douro stems from the presence of

stems from the presence of volcanic stones which were extracted from a quarry during a lava flow in 1614

this bottle is loaded with plum

This wine is 100% Riesling from the Mosel in Germany

Among the ingredients we find some spices such as gentian

López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2004 douro stems from the presence ofThe Tondonia is made of 75% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacho, and 10% Graciano and Mazuelo (Ma thoo ello). The harvest is done in September to early October, all done by hand, cutting with a curved knife "corquete", prevents the grape breaking causing fermentation prematurely. The wine is aged 6 years in large American oak barrels handmade by the Lpez de Heredia coopers, racked twice per year and at least 4 years spent in bottle before release. It shows a