Lopez de Heredia Vina Cubillo, 2016 Madrid 43% Mourvèdre and 9% Cinsault

43% Mourvèdre and 9% Cinsault shows tart tangerine

Quinta da Foz estate in the Douro

25% Grenache

6% Garnacha

Lopez de Heredia Vina Cubillo, 2016 Madrid 43% Mourvèdre and 9% CinsaultIf there was (and there is) a winery to know in Rioja, it is Lopez de Heredia. Established in the 1800s, they are traditionalists to the core, utilizing original techniques and fermentation barrels aging 100+ years old. All wines are aged in old barrels, repaired and constructed in their own on site cooperage. Dusty, dark, ripe fruit on a beautifully robust palate. Via Cubillo comes from the vineyard, Via Cubillas. 65% Tempranillo, 25% Garnacha, the