R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia 'Vina Gravonia' Crianza Blanco, Rioja DOCa, Spain 2016 Bodega 4 Monos Viticultures yet restrained and refined

yet restrained and refined

The 2018 Gattinara Valferana is explosive right out of the glass

Vineyards here are like little gardens clinging to steep south-facing mountainsides

but juicy and light on its feet

The Basarin cru in Neive is one of the most beautiful in the appellation

R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia 'Vina Gravonia' Crianza Blanco, Rioja DOCa, Spain 2016 Bodega 4 Monos Viticultures yet restrained and refinedComplex is the first word that springs to mind, between the honey, ripe mirabelles, beeswax, truffle and candied lemon it is hard to put a word to all of Gravonias aromas and flavours. The palate is full with a silky texture yet has a firm structural lift that leads into a very long length.