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1998 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia
Tempranillo Blend
- Spain
- La Rioja
- La Rioja Alta
- Rioja
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Community Tasting Notes 76
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king-bing wrote:
March 26, 2024 - Purchased 2007. Surprisingly translucent. This got going pretty quickly, despite being cellar cool. Really superb wine overall. Needed food initially as was a touch dry and acidic but this soon relaxed in to a compelling and complex wine with a long finish. Clean, compact and focussed notes of cranberry then raspberry, smoke, leather, liquorice, raw celery and wet pavement ((c) Alice). Later a deeper bass note with a slightly powdery texture. Long finish that - like a dying star - adds a flourish of spicy oomph just before it expires. Superb. Eaten with a tuna empanada with smoked paprika.
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MAOC wrote:
June 5, 2020 - Not at same level as previous bottle. Bit unbalanced with VA and fruit a bit muddled. NR
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MAOC wrote:
December 6, 2019 - Exactly as you would expect - very enjoyable, perhaps a little mellow than some vintages but v good ****
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GonzaloManzaneda wrote: flawed
March 29, 2019 - Nivel del vino correcto, corcho entero, todo tenía buena pinta...
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cweiss wrote:
November 13, 2018 - My first bottle. Tannins soft, with acidity supplying structure but in perfect balance. Fruit is all secondary. Seamless and silky. Drink or hold if you prefer the tertiary notes of older Rioja.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Rioja Wines, Episode #180, 2/12/2007 (link) 91 points(LOPEZ DE HEREDIA TONDONIA RIOJA RESERVA) #2; COLOR-light to medium; NOSE-polished, silky vegetal terroir driven nose; coated w/ great rhubarb pie, bell peppers, rounded w/ cherries & chocolate; TASTE-great acidity & structure, Junior Mints, Sour Cherry on the finish, VERY Old World, (like Bordeaux from 70's & 80's); JR-93; GV-91
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type Red
- Producer R. López de Heredia
- Varietal Tempranillo Blend
- Designation Reserva
- Vineyard Viña Tondonia
- Country Spain
- Region La Rioja
- SubRegion La Rioja Alta
- Appellation Rioja
- UPC Code 721384040030
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 217 (42%)
- Consumed 303 (58%)
Food Pairing
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- FamilyR. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia
- ProducerR. López de Heredia
- VarietyTempranillo Blend
- DesignationReserva
- VineyardViña Tondonia
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- SubRegionLa Rioja Alta
- AppellationRioja
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- FamilyR. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia
- ProducerR. López de Heredia
- VarietalTempranillo Blend
- DesignationReserva
- VineyardViña Tondonia
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- SubRegionLa Rioja Alta
- AppellationRioja