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| TONDONIA RESERVA 2014 DOCa Rioja |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
R. LÓPEZ DE HEREDIA |
| This 15th Vintages release of TONDONIA RESERVA was tasted twice. It has a tight, amber-tinged, deep purple-garnet-red colour. The nose is intense, complex, slightly spicy and cedary with some very faintly earthy, sandalwood-tinged, maturing, ripe, Damson-plum-cassis notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, complex, intense and gently maturing with very attractive, 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 (albeit surpringly approachable) 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-1427 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 and bottled without filtration. |
CSPC |
356337 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Joh Han |
| Country |
Spain |
| Region |
Rioja |
| Rating |
***/***+(96 points)
Solid, Complex, Bright, Ripe |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Viña Tondonia is one of the few vineyards in Spain that makes a world-class red and white. Nicely mature as it moves into its second decade, this is a classic López de Heredia assemblage of Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 5% each of Graciano and Mazuelo. Complex, layered and focused, it has fine-boned tannins, racy acidity, notes of petrichor and red cherry and a nice interplay between sweetness and acidity. Drink date: 2027-2040. Score - 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Rioja Special Report 2026) |
Price |
$ 82.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - September 12, 2026 |
| Cases bought |
200 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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