Lopez de Heredia, Rioja Reserva 'Tondonia', 2012 SO013025 Ludes 2023s Estival is a rule-breaking blend

Estival is a rule-breaking blend of Gewürztraminer

the wine reveals a luminous ruby hue with garnet highlights

and the wine carries an underlying minerality that gives it lift

and earthy complexity

Lopez de Heredia, Rioja Reserva 'Tondonia', 2012 SO013025 Ludes 2023s Estival is a rule-breaking blend"The 2012 Via Tondonia Reserva comes from a very dry year, with 25% less rain than the average (at the time), resulting in lower yields of very healthy grapes that delivered wines with nice balance between alcohol and polyphenols, making it very apt for the aging in barrel. It had a slightly longer levage in barrel, six years. The wine is aromatic with a developed profile, spicy and tertiary (forest floor, a touch of brick dust and iodine), complex