2001 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia
Community Tasting Note
rayq wrote:
89 Points
Sunday, January 27, 2019 - I opened a 2001 Tondonia Reserva today to check its progress.
On opening all I got from the nose was a wet mouldy wood note. Not corked I think, more mouldy and dirty. Like I'd fallen while running in the woods in December.
(I'm really selling it here!) Palate was also quite muted. With time open some red fruit flavours appeared but accompanied by a sour cherry acidic flavour.
Not unexpected in a traditional Rioja. The issue is there isn't anything else. None of the complexity I'd expect. No real evolution.
I'm leaving the remainder for a while. The wonderful history of this bodega suggests this will improve considerably.
Point rating relates to how it tasted today.
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Comment posted by mimik:
3/21/2019 8:28:00 PM - Sounds corked, mildly perhaps
Comment posted by rayq:
3/22/2019 1:21:00 AM - It's possible but I didn't think so. Certainly very different to a bottle of 2006 a few weeks ago which had quite a lush palate for a Tondonia.