Often young winemakers are keen to change but things at Lopez de Heredia are different in so many ways. Here, not a glimpse of stainless steel, as one thing that the inspirational Maria Jose Lopez de Heredia is keen to do is keep making the wines as they have been made (very, very successfully) for the last 100 years. Grape selection and winemaking are done by hand, wines are fined with egg whites and both reds and whites are aged only in wood with a complete disregard for popular fashions.

The minimum time spent in oak is 36 months, while the flagship 'Tondonia’ is aged for six years and all in barrels made by the company’s own cooper.

Their style of red wines have incredible ageing potential, keeping a fantastic depth of fruit and complexity, while the whites are not what you might expect. The Viña Gravonia is fresh yet sublimely mature; the white Tondonia Reserva more akin to a classic Burgundy, with elegance, richness and depth.

The vineyards of Bosconia produce a much riper style, while Viña Tondonia is their classic wine, produced in only the best vintages, aged to perfection and only sold when ready.

(Older vintages are available on request)

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