2015 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Gravonia Crianza Rioja Blanco [JS95][WS94][JG92+]

"Aromas of dried apples, wax, blanched nuts, and lemon curd follow through to a medium to full body with serious density and zesty fruit. Lovely waxy finish. Very tangy and pointed at the end. Classic white Rioja." 

"A dry white Rioja in a traditional style, this broad, lovely version offers an expanding range of dried white cherry, Marcona almond, baked pineapple, vanilla, fern and lemon thyme notes framed by a clean swathe of salinity and well-honed acidity. Long and distinctive, this is rich without being weighty." 

John Gilman, 92+ Points 

"The 2015 Rioja “Viña Gravonia” from López de Heredia is made entirely from Viura, with the wine and was aged for fully four years in older, two hundred and twenty-five liter, American oak casks prior to bottling. This vintage comes in at 12.5 percent octane and delivers a beautifully bright and complex bouquet of fresh coconut, pear, salty soil tones, tangerine peel, almond, beeswax and a gentle framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, crisp and complex, with lovely depth at the core, good soil signature, a lovely spine of acidity and lovely balance on the long, focused and very classy finish. The 2015 Viña Gravonia is drinking splendidly today, but it is still in climbing mode with many decades of life laid out in front of it. Fine juice." 

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."