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López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Tinto Reserva 2009
Rioja DOCa
A remarkable red from a Rioja icon, López de Heredia. There’s no concession to modernity, with fermentation in 140-year-old wooden vats plus six years’ ageing in oak casks, the rest in bottle. 97 points from James Suckling, this is a Reserva legend.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Mellow black fruit, truffle with cedar, spice and balsamic notes
Aroma
Dried fruit, raisin, toasted oak, spice, leather, dried flowers
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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Red - Medium Bodied
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Tawny ruby
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13.0% ABV
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9.75 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2030
López de Heredia is “one of the last great bastions of Rioja tradition” (Hugh Johnson). As Luis Gutiérrez writes on erobertparker.com, “visiting the winery is like time travelling to 100 years ago, with no stainless steel or new oak to be found anywhere”. All their wines are named after different plots on the estate. From "a year of ripeness, concentration and tannin" (WA), Tondonia Reserva comprises mainly Tempranillo, plus portions of Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo, and was aged for six years in barrels, then bottled unfiltered for maximum flavour. It’s a wine of great complexity with a savoury nose of spices and leather, vibrant berry and cigar box. The palate is rounded and remarkably fresh and long. Decant early, then savour slowly.
Critic, 97 points
