Viña Gravonia Branco 2016
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O nome Viña Gravonia vem das vinhas que López de Heredia tem a uns 200 metros da adega, que foram compradas pelo bisavô dos atuais responsáveis por esta adega da Rioja.Historicamente, estes vinhos eram chamados Viña Zaconia, quando eram elaborados como vinhos doces provenientes de botrytis cinerea, assim como eram chamados Sauternia, em clara referência aos Sauternes franceses. Hoje em dia não são doces, e este branco único 100% Viura destaca-se pelo seu nariz complexo e uma boca com frescura e evolução num final tremendamente longo.
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Aromas of cashews, roasted almonds, saffron, white truffles, honey, dried lemons and beeswax. Bright acidity with cream, nuts and subtle white fruit on the palate. Long and savory in nature. Such a beautiful wine with a finish that lasts a minute. Classic Lopez de Heredia and one of the best. 100% viura. Drink or hold.
2016 was a superb vintage in Rioja, and the 2016 Viña Gravonia Blanco, which has the cellar aroma that all the wines, especially the whites, have, due to the longer time the wines spend in barrel. The white vines in this vineyard are now 92 years old and their juice was fermented in old oak vats with indigenous yeasts. They explained, "We have never used selected yeasts." It was matured in their well-seasoned American oak barrels for four years. It's paler than any of the other whites, and it has a little less pungency, with very good freshness. It's elegant, subtle, clean and ethereal. They had good yields and a good climatic year. 42,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2022. I give these wines a conservative drinking window, but they will probably last much longer.
Gravonia is the cheapest of the López de Heredia whites, which makes it something of a bargain given its impressive quality. Made with Viura from a vineyard that's 91 years' old, it's a subtle, refined blanco with notes of citrus toast and lanolin and the freshness of the cooler 2016 vintage. 2024-29
Colheitas: 2016 2015 2014 2013
Para disfrutar en ocasiones especiales
Excelente hermano pequeño de Tondonia blanco
Muy reducido, necesitó muchísima aireación y al día siguiente comenzó a mostrar algo de aroma que no fuera madera vieja. Al final no cautivó
Espectacular este blanco...vale cada céntimo de lo que cuesta.