R. López de Heredia Viña Cubillo Crianza 2018 Grenache and a distinct iron and

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R. López de Heredia Viña Cubillo Crianza 2018 Grenache and a distinct iron andThe Land Crianza is the bottom rung of the Rioja aging ladder, the category built for wines meant to be drunk young. Lpez de Heredia releases its Crianza after roughly nine years, which is longer than most Rioja houses hold their Gran Reserva. The fruit comes from Via Cubillas, a 24 hectare vineyard about four kilometers from the bodega in Haro, at the western, coolest, most Atlantic influenced end of Rioja Alta. The plantings are 16 hectares of