R. López de Heredia Viña Gravonia Blanco Crianza 2015

There is nothing new here, just an incredible wine offering incredible value. Notes of lemon, honey, nuts, seashells, mushrooms, oak, and damp cellar. Great combination of fruit, age, and oak. Flavourful, delicious, and unique. No wonder many participants guessed the wine.

The experience was, as always, exceptional. It's almost beyond belief that we had the chance to open three bottles of this exquisite wine in one evening, a memory for which I owe a heartfelt thank you to Lo bar.

The wine's bouquet is a tapestry of complexity and richness, weaving together notes of lemon, honey, nuts, and seashells, alongside delicate maritime hints, mushrooms, the earthy depth of a damp cellar, and a whisper of vanilla. On the palate, it achieves a near-perfect equilibrium, its freshness striking a harmonious balance. The sophistication of its layers unfolds with each sip, delivering a depth of flavours that is utterly captivating and thoroughly enjoyable.

Viña Gravonia is 100% Viura from 24 ha plots at 340 meters above sea level in the Gravonia vineyard near the banks of the river Ebro. Historically these wines were called Viña Zaconia. The average age of vines is 45 years. The whole plot is planted only with Viura grapes.

This wine is available at the Lo bar! But I didn't say it, agreed?

This wine continues to impress with its rich and varied bouquet, featuring lemon, honey, nuts, seashells, subtle sea notes, mushrooms, damp cellar nuances, and a hint of vanilla. The palate is remarkably fresh, bordering on perfect balance. Its sophistication and multi-layered nature are evident, providing a thoroughly delicious experience enriched by a diverse flavour profile.

This wine remains as lovely as ever, even taking on a slightly perfumed quality. The nose is rich with an array of scents including lemon, honey, nuts, seashells, oceanic hints, mushrooms, a damp cellar nuance, and a touch of vanilla. The palate is beautifully fresh, almost achieving perfect balance. It's sophisticated, multi-layered, and thoroughly delicious, with a wide array of flavours.

'If it ain't broke, don't fix it', says María José López de Heredia. And the 2015 Gravonia is wonderful. It's ready to be enjoyed today. It has the right amount of fruit to be friendly and easy to understand (no negative connotations), and minerality with ageing traces to have extra non-conflicting layers for complexity.

Honey, shells, citrus, sea, Jerez, mushrooms, wet cellar and vanilla. Fresh, almost perfectly balanced, sophisticated, multilayered and DELICIOUS. It's a pure bliss to drink. And a great value.

Wonderful as always. At first, it feels shy, but after letting it breathe and warm up a bit, it reveals its beauty. Honey, shells, citrus, Jerez, almond and vanilla. Fresh, almost perfectly balanced, sophisticated and multilayered. Obviously, something to repeat. Good value.

Viña Gravonia Blanco Crianza

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