López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2007 bruery terreux two recipes - Barolo Chinato

two recipes - Barolo Chinato and Aperitivo Americano - became well known and very successful quite soon

Made from 90 year old Laitiko vines with a touch of old vines Mandilari

A thorough decant will be beneficial while opening current vintages

While breweries love to showcase their premium ginjo styles Kirinzan take immense pride in their entry level ‘futsu-shu’ meant for everyday drinking

potato salad

López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva, 2007 bruery terreux two recipes - Barolo ChinatoThe 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