1978 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia
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cardsandwine wrote:
Sunday, February 10, 2013 - I love the wines of Lopez de Heredia and they are usually fantastic. This bottle was less so. I think it had to do with the bottle's provenance, a problem I have run across before with older vintages.
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Comment posted by sequoiagrove:
5/31/2014 8:51:00 AM - What exactly was wrong with it?
Comment posted by cardsandwine:
5/31/2014 9:04:00 AM - Sequoiagrove, the wine was dead. No fruit, no focus, no finesse and no finish. I believe it was a bottle that was not stored or shipped properly. I plan on opening another bottle soon. I hope the results are better.