The Wine Advocate - 14 Jul 2022 - Luis Gutiérrez - 2015 López de Heredia • Viña Gravonia Blanco - 93/100 - $50 - 2022-2028
2015 was considered a very good vintage, because it was warm, dry and healthy, and the 2015 Viña Gravonia Blanco has a little more alcohol at 13%—only half a degree makes a big difference, and the wine is not as lively as other cooler vintages. For María José López de Heredia, the wine is too alcoholic; the vintage had perfect ripeness and the grapes were super healthy, but the wine lacks the citrus freshness and the vibrancy Gravonia should have. 27,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2021. The wine matured for four years in well-seasoned American oak barrels.

James Suckling - 24 Juni 2022 - López de Heredia Rioja Crianza Viña Gravonia 2015 - 95/100
24 Jun, 2022 – Subtly oxidative and old-style, with refined, lactic notes of Parmesan cheese and hints of white nuts and honey to the sliced dried-lemon character. Very bright, tangy and flavorful, with astonishing freshness on the palate. Slightly chewy and very long. Drink or hold.