2007 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia

Community Tasting Notes (253) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  5/19/2024 - pinotbestia Likes this wine: 94 Points

  An improvement on the last bottle. There clearly is some variation between them. Here the fruit was more red and more vivid. The age and oak brought it great elegance and lift. Fewer notes of balsamic and leather, but more complex fruit aspects, with a more open and sweeter nose.

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  5/11/2024 - wineforth Likes this wine: 92 Points

  5th bottle from a half case bought soon after release. Strawberry nose then complex savoury notes, leather and cedar. The light side of medium weight. Very well balanced and good long finish. The 2001 took 17 years to peak, improved fast over the last 5 of those years and this has done the same. Moreish. Drinking perfectly now.

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  5/6/2024 - pinotbestia Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Starting to show signs of maturity. Morello cherry and dusty old leather on the nose. There is a Sangiovese-like red fruit and acid combo here. Touches of mouldy cellar, some blood and earthy spices (vanilla, clove). The body is quite lean and the tannins mature and subdued. Still benefits from decanting a couple of hours to get back to life and bulk up. Evolves nicely in the glass bringing forth elements of soy sauce, balsamic and gently moving towards darker fruits at moments.

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  4/27/2024 - foyfrcs Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Medium garnet.
  Unexceptional nose, a little black fruit, vanilla & leather.
  Medium bodied, low tannins.
  Didn’t get much primary fruit on the palate. Cedar, earth, mushrooms mainly.
  Decanted for a couple of hours prior to tasting (following advice/comments received from fellow CT members after my Tondonia 2006 tasting note last evening-for which thankyou.)
  Struggling with the RP 96 rating.
  First bottle of a case so it will be interesting to see how this evolves/develops over the next 5-10 years.

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  4/26/2024 - dmartin12358 wrote:

  This wine is drinking much better now, doesn't need much decanting.

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