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| TONDONIA RESERVA 2013 DOCa Rioja |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
R. LÓPEZ DE HEREDIA |
| This one-of-a-kind red from LÓPEZ DE HEREDIA has a faintly ambering-tinged medium garnet red colour. The nose is intense, complex, slightly spicy and cedary with some faintly earthy, rustic, sandalwood-tinged, maturing, Damson plum fruit. Dry, medium-full bodied, complex, intense and maturing with ripe, Damson plum fruit along with a touch of cassis on the long, lingering, gently cedary, minerally, sandalwood-tinged finish. This very tasty and still youthful blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha,10% Mazuelo and 10%Graciano has 13% alcohol, under 2 g/L residual sugar and 6.6 g/L total acidity with lot number L-1330 on the back label. It was aged for six years in 225L American barrels which were made at the winery from imported Appalachian mountain oak. Bottled without filtration. |
CSPC |
356337 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Joh Han |
| Country |
Spain |
| Region |
Rioja |
| Rating |
***/***+(94 points)
Solid, Dry, Complex, Bright |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: The 2013 Reserva Viña Tondonia is a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 10% Graciano and Mazuelo, grown in the calcareous soils of the Tondonia meander in Rioja Alta. Aged extensively in American oak, it offers restrained black fruit, wild herbs, balsamic hints and sweet spices with gentle cedar and vanilla notes. Mediumbodied with chalky grip and a layered, tertiary finish, this is a benchmark classic - refined, enduring and unmistakably Tondonia. Drinking window: 2025-2055. Score - 97 (Joaquín Hidalgo, vinous.com, May 22, 2025) |
Price |
$ 77.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - September 27, 2025 |
| Cases bought |
200 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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