2013 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain Poderi Sanguineto These unusual conditions are the

These unusual conditions are the reason why this vineyard parcel

the Murphy family acquired an ideal unplanted 200-acre property in the hills of the Santa Maria Valley

Today the farm is run by Valérie and her brother Jean-Christophe

Veeder is history in a bottle

2013 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain Poderi Sanguineto These unusual conditions are theDon Rafael Lpez de Heredia acquired the Tondonia vineyard from a group of clergy in 1913. Situated on the right bank of the river Ebro, in Rioja Alta, it stretches over 247 acres; the soil is alluvial clay with a high proportion of limestone. There are 4 varieties of red grapes planted in this vineyardTempranillo, Mazuelo, Graciano and Garnachoas well as a few acres of white grapes (Viura and Malvasia) planted in the whitest soils, from which R. Lpez