{"title":"Lopez de Heredia","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"lopez-de-heredia-bosconia-rioja-reserva-spain-2015","title":"Lopez de Heredia, Vina Bosconia Rioja Reserva 2015","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eVariety: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eThis winery stands wreathed in a mist of legend. Their wines are not easy to get, and almost impossible to forget. Most devotees will tell you if you can get your hands on their wines, don’t hesitate. Since 1890 – a period spanning one hundred and thirty vintages- they have only declared twenty Gran Reserva vintages. The Vina Cubillo is a Crianza from, speaking of legends, the 2010 vintage, but this Crianza will outperform Gran Reservas from a great deal of other producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Bosconia wine derives its name from El Bosque vineyard where the fruit is sourced. This wine stands apart. With any red Rioja boasting a “Reserva” classification, the wine must undergo a strict ageing requirement of at least one year in barrel and six months in bottle, totaling a minimum of three years. Lopez de Heredia has taken the ageing notion several steps further by ageing the wine for ten years, five in American oak barrels and five more in bottle in consistent cellar temperatures. This wine could be opened now, but will continue to age gracefully in the bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cutting Edge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31532535906327,"sku":"SQ5708287","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9076\/4311\/products\/LopezdeHeredia_Bosconia_RiojaReserva_Spain.jpg?v=1590545929"},{"product_id":"lopez-de-heredia-gravonia-white-2017","title":"Lopez de Heredia, Vina Gravonia Crianza White 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eVariety: Viura \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003eLopez de Heredia is a true legend of Rioja. Founded in 1877 in Haro’s Barrio de la Estacion, the family has preserved its original methods for more than one hundred years. Fermentation still takes place in large oak vats, and the estate continues to maintain a full in house cooperage, one of the few remaining in Spain. Four generations of the family have overseen this work, keeping the bodega closely linked to the practices that shaped the early history of Rioja.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1519\"\u003eThe estate farms several historic vineyards including Tondonia, Bosconia, Cubillo, and Gravonia. All are worked by hand with low yields and strict selection. Wines ferment with native yeasts in upright wooden vats and then age for extended periods in neutral American oak before long bottle rest in the deep cellars. These choices give the estate a reputation as a benchmark for classical Rioja. Writers often point to Lopez de Heredia as one of the region’s most important custodians of traditional winemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1904\"\u003eGravonia is sourced from the Zaconia vineyard, a site near the Ebro River planted entirely to Viura. The parcel sits on pale limestone and alluvial soils with steady drainage and open airflow. The vines have been tended by the estate for more than a century and remain trained in the traditional Rioja style. Harvesting is done by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"2294\"\u003eFruit is pressed and fermented in large oak vats with native yeasts. The wine then ages for several years in seasoned American oak barrels and is racked by hand using the candle method, a technique maintained by the family since the bodega’s earliest years. The aim is to let the site evolve slowly and consistently so that each release reflects the vineyard’s long established character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cutting Edge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43946670718999,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9076\/4311\/files\/zEbWIRMk.jpg?v=1763334582"},{"product_id":"lopez-de-heredia-vina-cubillo-rioja-crianza-2018","title":"Lopez de Heredia, Vina Cubillo Rioja Crianza 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eVariety: Tempranillo, Garnacha, 5% Mazuelo \u0026amp; Graciano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003eLopez de Heredia is one of the great historic bodegas of Rioja and a true legend of the region. Founded in 1877 in Haro’s Barrio de la Estacion, the estate has preserved a traditional winemaking approach for more than a century. Fermentation still takes place in large oak vats, and the family maintains a full in house cooperage where every barrel is repaired and prepared by hand. Few wineries in Spain operate with this level of continuity, and the methods used today remain closely linked to the practices of Rioja’s earliest producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1519\"\u003eThe estate farms several historic vineyards including Tondonia, Bosconia, Cubillo, and Gravonia. All are worked by hand with low yields and strict selection. Wines ferment with native yeasts in upright wooden vats and then age for extended periods in neutral American oak before long bottle rest in the deep cellars. These choices give the estate a reputation as a benchmark for classical Rioja. Writers often point to Lopez de Heredia as one of the region’s most important custodians of traditional winemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimarily Tempranillo with Grenache, Mazuelo and Graciano topping off the cuvee, this luscious wine offers red fruit in abundance that quickly translates in a cedar and spice savoriness. The finish is superb and seems to keep going…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cutting Edge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45116267462679,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9076\/4311\/products\/LopezdeHeredia_VinaCubilloCrianza_Rioja_Spain.jpg?v=1637688822"},{"product_id":"lopez-de-heredia-vina-tondonia-rioja-reserva-2013","title":"Lopez de Heredia, Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva 2013","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eVariety: \u003cspan\u003eTempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo \u0026amp; Graciano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eThis winery stands wreathed in a mist of legend. Their wines are not easy to get, and almost impossible to forget. Most devotees will tell you if you can get your hands on their wines, don’t hesitate. Since 1890 – a period spanning one hundred and thirty vintages- they have only declared twenty Gran Reserva vintages. The Vina Cubillo is a Crianza from, speaking of legends, the 2010 vintage, but this Crianza will outperform Gran Reservas from a great deal of other producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is the domain's most famous wine. Vina Tondonia is named for the vineyard from which it hails. This site is situated on a charming shell-shaped depression in the terrain. With any red Rioja boasting a “Reserva” classification, the wine must undergo a strict ageing requirement of at least one year in barrel and six months in bottle, totaling a minimum of three years. Lopez de Heredia has taken the ageing notion several steps further by ageing the wine for ten years, six in American oak barrels and four more in the bottle in consistent cellar temperatures. This wine could be opened now, but will continue to age gracefully in the bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cutting Edge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45116508569623,"sku":null,"price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9076\/4311\/products\/LopezdeHeredia_VinaTondonia_RiojaReserva_Spain.jpg?v=1637688982"}],"url":"https:\/\/hartandcru.com\/collections\/lopez-de-heredia.oembed","provider":"HART \u0026 CRU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}