viña tondonia reserva blanco 2011

vina tondonia blanco reserva 2011 is a dry white wine from the rioja region, spain. this wine is produced by the lopez de heredia estate. vina tondonia blanco reserva 2011 viña tondonia blanco reserva 2011 is an extraordinary white wine with a persistent, highly perfumed, honeyed aroma. the palate is round, soft and fine. an elegant, well-balanced white. produced from viura (90%), malvasía (10%), all from our own vineyards. aged for 6 years in american oak barrels. bodega heredia don rafael lópez de heredia y landeta founded viña tondonia around 1913 - 1914. tondonia became the winery's most famous vineyard and product. viña tondonia is a superb vineyard of over 100 hectares, located on the right banks of the ebro, where the most typical rioja vines are grown. an example of our taste for maintaining tradition is the preservation of our cooperage workshop, the only one in spain that currently builds, by hand, all the barrels needed to age our wines. visit the rioja region in spain 1h30 from bilbao and 1h50 from san sebastian, la rioja is one of spain's most prestigious wine-growing regions. it boasts over 600 bodegas (200 of which are open to the public), set amid rolling countryside and the scent of oak and vines. as is often the case in wine-growing regions, la rioja is a place of pleasure, good living and sharing: you'll meet passionate winemakers, die-hard gourmets and unfailingly kind locals. the cidacos and alhama valleys lie to the south of la rioja. this region, declared a "biosphere reserve" by unesco, abounds in springs and thermal waters. the "la rioja thermal route", dotted with three spas and several open-air pools (within a radius of around 50 kilometers), is an exceptional wellness exper ience. over 120 million years ago, dinosaurs inhabited the area that is now la rioja. in fact, this region of spain is one of the places with the highest number of dinosaur ichnites (fossilized footprints) in the world. there are 140 sites in 20 municipalities. if you're traveling with the family, the "dinosaur route", which takes in several sites where you can discover thousands of footprints, is a fun option.