R. Lopez de Heredia
Meet The Winemakers
Bodegas López de Heredia is one of the wine world’s great wine treasures. Founded in 1877 by Don Rafael López de Heredia y Landeta, it remains safely in family hands to this day.
The imposing bodega was built close to Haro railway station, significant for Rioja’s access to the ideas of Bordeaux. It survives as one of the foundation stones of the modern Riojan wine industry. Unusually for Rioja, Lopez de Heredia produce wines solely from the fruit of their own 170 hectares of vines. These vines are in four separate vineyards arranged on the alluvial slopes overlooking the river Ebro, on the cusp of the sub-regions Alta and Alavesa. Each is given its own expression in their wines Tondonia, Bosconia, Cubillo and Gravonia.
The grapes planted here are mainly Tempranillo with some Graciano, Garnacha and Mazuelo for the reds and Viura with Malvasia for the whites. The age of the vines plays a significant role in the character and quality of the wines, with some plantings reaching 80-100 years old. These gnarled vines deliver naturally low yields and help to bring high levels of complexity in the final wines.
Wines are released with considerable age (far more than any legal requirements) and only when LDH deem them ready. If something runs out in the marketplace, they don’t rush to replace it; the new vintage will follow only when it’s finished. (A sometimes frustrating, but ultimately rewarding, experience for devoted followers.) In fact, not rushing is at the heart of the way the family works, in the vineyard and in the winery.
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Vintage | Wine | Score | Pack Size | Price | Status | Availability | Qty | Buy | |
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 | 2014 | 95 RP | 6x75cl | £192.00 | IB | On Order | 1 | ||
 | 2011 | 94 RP | 6x75cl | £162.00 | IB | On Order | 18 | ||
 | 2011 | 94 RP | 6x150cl | £336.00 | IB | On Order | 2 | ||
 | 2011 | 94 RP | 12x37.5cl | £180.00 | IB | On Order | 1 |