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Manage Subscriptions1981 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia
White Blend
- Spain
- La Rioja
- La Rioja Alta
- Rioja
Community Tasting Notes 127
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ekorn Likes this wine:
September 17, 2023 - Bought from a private cellar. This was opened at fridge temperature, then left to warm up for a 30 minutes or so before it was first poured. This continued to improve over the course of the night, and was best -- with a more open nose and better balance on the palate -- around 3 hours after being opened.
On the nose, nutty sherry-like notes with some graham cracker spice. The palate brought streaky acid and a long, somewhat honeyed finish. -
jkoenen wrote: 95 points
April 25, 2023 - Still improved with air!
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FEDEVIDAL Likes this wine: 99 points
December 5, 2022 - Uno de los mejores vinos blancos del mundo. Indescriptible. Inmortal
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cbforever1 wrote: 97 points
November 23, 2022 - What a wine!
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gudetama wrote: 99 points
April 27, 2022 - This was amazing. Still has a lot left. So much cedar, saffron, and grandma's house (that's what everyone kept thinking) on it. Stunning wine!
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2009, Issue #19, López de Heredia: Rioja’s Great Bastion of Tradition(Viña Tondonia Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva- López de Heredia) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
The Wines of López de Heredia: 1954–1998 (Oct 2006) (link)(Lopez De Heredia Vina Tondonia Blanco Gran Reserva) Subscribe to see review text.
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September/October 2006, IWC Issue #128 (link)(R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Blanco Gran Reserva) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
10/11/2011 (link) 92 points(R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia) Medium gold color with 2 millimeter clear meniscus; savory, lemon tajine, cumin nose; tasty, mature, lightly oily textured, resolved, tart lemon, baked lemon, cumin, mineral palate with medium acidity; long finish 92+ points (85% Viura, 15% Malvasia)
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Rioja Wine. Everyone is asking so here you go, Episode #239, 5/21/2007 (link) 90 points(LOPEZ DE HEREDIA TONDONIA BLANCO RIOJA GRAN RESERVA) #4 COLOR-medium amber, viscous; NOSE-intriguing--petrol, burnt rubber, little hints of fresh peaches, green peas, vegetable oil (99% would not like); TASTE-intriguing sour lemon, great acidity, nice structure, has a sherry-esque flavor profile, Older white wine, nice nutmeg & walnuts, very different, I like, but many would think it was spoiled, likely past it's prime, should be drank/drunk? in next 2 years; AG-93; GV-90
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By Lyle Fass
1/20/2005 (link)(Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Blanco) Yellow flowers, petrol, caramel, beeswax, mineral, and a slight sweet brown sugar component. Very interesting nose and became increasingly more complex with air even taking on a floral bouquet complexity. Subtle and elegant with an incredible freshness and length. Great complexity and fruit. Incredible acidity and laser like focus. This is a baby on the palate yet pretty well developed on the nose. Excellent wine. Unique.
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By Lyle Fass
1/20/2005 (link)(Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Blanco) The best white from Spain by far. Yellow flowers, petrol, caramel, beeswax, mineral, and a slight sweet brown sugar component. Very interesting nose and became increasingly more complex with air even taking on a floral bouquet complexity. Subtle and elegant with an incredible freshness and length. Great complexity and fruit. Incredible acidity and laser like focus. This is a baby on the palate yet pretty well developed on the nose. Excellent wine. Unique.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1981
- Type White
- Producer R. López de Heredia
- Varietal White Blend
- Designation Blanco Gran Reserva
- Vineyard Viña Tondonia
- Country Spain
- Region La Rioja
- SubRegion La Rioja Alta
- Appellation Rioja
- UPC Code 721384040047
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- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 428 (56%)
- Consumed 339 (44%)
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