2016 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia 'Vina Gravonia' Crianza Blanco Rioja DOCa Spain

Winemaker Notes
R. Lopez de Heredia Rioja White Vina Gravonia Crianza is a slightly developed pale gold color. Fresh and aromatic. Complex and developed. A fruity, complex, developed, and very fine wine.

Perfect with all kind of fish; fried, grilled or boiled, grilled seafood, or well-seasoned white meat. Very nice with pasta too.

Press from previous vintage
Rated 93 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2015 was considered a very good vintage, because it was warm, dry and healthy, and the 2015 Viña Gravonia Blanco has a little more alcohol at 13%—only half a degree makes a big difference, and the wine is not as lively as other cooler vintages. For María José López de Heredia, the wine is too alcoholic; the vintage had perfect ripeness and the grapes were super healthy, but the wine lacks the citrus freshness and the vibrancy Gravonia should have. 27,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2021. The wine matured for four years in well-seasoned American oak barrels.