Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Viña Gravonia Crianza 2016
Spain
White
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Drink or Keep
96/100
James Suckling
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95/100
Robert Parker
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93/100
Vinous
"A white signed Lopez de Heredia deserving its place in the pantheon according to Vinous!"
"Aromas of cashew nuts, toasted almonds, saffron, white truffles, honey, dried lemons and beeswax. Lively acidity, cream, nuts and subtle white fruits on the palate. Long and tasty. A beautiful wine with a minute-long finish. A classic Lopez de Heredia and one of the best." (James Suckling 2024)
Features
Estate
Lopez de Heredia
Cuvée
Viña Gravonia Crianza
Vintage
2016
Designation
Rioja
Region
Spain
Grape varieties
100% Viura
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Racking twice a year during ageing, fining with egg white, no filtration before bottling.
Breeding
4 years in barrels
Alcohol content
12,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale gold in color, clean and brilliant.
Nose
Great freshness, aromatic and fruity, with hints of hazelnut and roasted almond.
Mouth
Lots of finesse and aromatic complexity: a bouquet of seductive tertiary aromas, with a long, lingering finish.
Serve
AT 14-16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2024
Drink before
2036
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with seafood parillade, quail with lemon, skate wing with capers...
Lopez de Heredia
Rioja
Expert opinion
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (guide 2024) 95/100 (Extraordinary wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
2016 was a superb vintage in Rioja, and the Viña Gravonia Blanco 2016, which has the cellar aroma that all wines, especially 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 has been fermented in old oak vats with indigenous yeasts. We've never used selected yeasts," they explain. The wine was aged in their well-seasoned American oak barrels for four years. It's paler than all the other whites, and a little less spicy, with very good freshness. It is elegant, subtle, clean and airy. Yields were good and the weather was favorable. I give these wines a conservative drinking window, but they will probably last much longer. 2025-2032
Vinous A. Galloni
Wine rated (guide 2023) 93/100
About the wine:
López de Heredia's white wines are legendary, and Viña Gravonia deserves its place in the pantheon. The Blanco Crianza Viña Gravonia 2016, 100% Viura from the Gravonia vineyard in Rioja Alta, has undergone four years' barrel aging, followed by a further four years in bottle. This yellow wine with subtle golden highlights has aromas of peach and fennel, accompanied by a hint of floral tea and a delicate layer of oak. Dry and refreshing, it has a bold texture. This savory white lingers on the palate with a hint of hazelnut. 2024-2036
James Suckling
Wine rated (guide 2024) 96/100
Recommended area
About the wine:
Aromas of cashew nuts, toasted almonds, saffron, white truffles, honey, dried lemons and beeswax. Lively acidity, cream, nuts and subtle white fruits on the palate. Long and tasty. A beautiful wine with a minute-long finish. A classic Lopez de Heredia and one of the best. 100% viura. To drink or to keep.
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