Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Red Brunello Compare it to De Forville’s

Compare it to De Forville’s neighbors at hundreds of dollars a bottle

delivering ripe Marasca cherry

Subtle herbal notes and a faint iron-earth nuance emerge toward the finish

and in 2019 it feels beautifully

Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Red Brunello Compare it to De Forville’sA Quiet Conversation With The Dead And The Greatest Rioja I've Tasted In Years Mara Jos Lpez de Heredia runs one of Spain's most revered wine estates. She is the fourth generation of her family to do so, and she has a habit that I find, depending on your disposition, either slightly louche or deeply moving. She talks to her ancestors every day. Not metaphorically. Not in the abstract sense that all great winemakers honor their predecessors. Literally