Abierto, limpio, franco, sin excesos reductivos ni signos evidentes de vejez. Predominan las sensaciones amieladas, ceras, fruta blanca y pulpa muy madura, y unos cremosos con puntas de vainillas de fondo que lo envuelven todo. Extraordinariamente joven y jovial con un perfil que se acerca más a la gama de Gravonia que a los vinos más viejos de la bodega. Al respirar gana en potencia y asoman unas fragantes notas de cáscaras (nueces, piñones, avellanas), fruta seca, orejones, confitura de naranja, cremosos.
En boca está en sintonía con todo lo olido. Fresco y nervioso, con una acidez intensa, notas de cítricos dulces y amargosos. Excelente expresión de viura riojana, con esa longevidad y vigor que aporta a los vinos de larga crianza. Su juventud abruma, lleno de fruta escarchada, de amargosos, con la corpulencia habitual...
La regularidad de los vinos de López de Heredia, añada tras añada, es algo incomprensible y sin igual en Rioja. Nos queda claro que la mayor habilidad de esta bodega es elaborar estos blancos grandiosos capaces de rivalizar sin complejos ante cualqueir otro gran vino blanco europeo. Y por 20 eurillos... Admirable!!!
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Drinking beautifully, combining fresh quince and citrus fruit flavours with savoury nutty, smoky, herbal and waxy flavour elements - incredibly complex and layered with a gentle, faintly creamy texture and impressive length. Delicious.
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Beautiful golden colour. Truly alluring nose, with a nose of honeysuckle and dried tropical fruit, but also a subtle hint of earthiness. On the palate, initially quite dry, but the lushness soon takes over, with layers of tropical fruit. Very pleasant mouthfeel. There is a note of gooseberry that reminds me of sauvignon blanc. There is some "funk" in the finish, which alludes to wet fur.
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Taste at Elysian. Bottle open in fridge overnight. Color shows virtually no sign of age. Incredible how this bodega achieves such vibrant color. Aromas of lychee fruit, honeyed walnuts, lemon zest and celery salt as well - very unique nose. Palate is medium bodied showing more tropical yellow fruit, some light earth and green herbaciousness. Very nice and extremely youthful. Superb bottling with another decade or two of life.
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An oldie but powerful enough to maintain its crown of one of the best spanish white wines for a long time. Still representing best banana barck aroma, lemon background, greasy taste, perfect harmony with shellfish apperitive.
Pes e a sus veinte años, un anciano lo suficientemente poderoso como para mantener su corona de uno de los mejores vinos blancos españoles perdurables. Se siente su aroma a piel de banana, procedencias cítricas, un paso untuoso y tiene una perfecta armonía con los aperitivos de crustaceos.
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Cabbagey and cheesey on the nose, and just slightly raisined. But there's also a freshness and a subtle perfume to it too. There's lots of acidity on the palate that gives it a lovely and unexpected freshness. This is lovely, clean and balanced. A gorgeous wine that you could drink with anything.
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This is the fourth bottle we've opened and the variability is quite high-- the first was flawed/oxidized, the second wonderful, the third near dead and this was quite nice but a touch faded versus the prior stellar bottle. Citrus and minerals on the aftertaste; very yellow in color.
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Destaques da Vini Vinci 2007; 8/27/2007-8/28/2007: PI. Nariz mais sutil do que o Gravonia 95, porém com mais profundidade. Seco, austero e elegante, com mineralidade destacada. Final muito longo, lembrando nozes. 91-93pts.
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Waxy lemon and honey on the nose, a bit lighter in the mouth, very elegant and fine. Went very well with a blue cheese / pear / honey salad actually...
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6/20/2013 - Los 12 Glotones Likes this wine: 93 Points
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De color amarillo dorado, oscuro, muy intenso, con sensación de grosor, reflejos anaranajados y ambarinos.
Abierto, limpio, franco, sin excesos reductivos ni signos evidentes de vejez. Predominan las sensaciones amieladas, ceras, fruta blanca y pulpa muy madura, y unos cremosos con puntas de vainillas de fondo que lo envuelven todo. Extraordinariamente joven y jovial con un perfil que se acerca más a la gama de Gravonia que a los vinos más viejos de la bodega. Al respirar gana en potencia y asoman unas fragantes notas de cáscaras (nueces, piñones, avellanas), fruta seca, orejones, confitura de naranja, cremosos.
En boca está en sintonía con todo lo olido. Fresco y nervioso, con una acidez intensa, notas de cítricos dulces y amargosos. Excelente expresión de viura riojana, con esa longevidad y vigor que aporta a los vinos de larga crianza. Su juventud abruma, lleno de fruta escarchada, de amargosos, con la corpulencia habitual...
La regularidad de los vinos de López de Heredia, añada tras añada, es algo incomprensible y sin igual en Rioja. Nos queda claro que la mayor habilidad de esta bodega es elaborar estos blancos grandiosos capaces de rivalizar sin complejos ante cualqueir otro gran vino blanco europeo. Y por 20 eurillos... Admirable!!!
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90% viura, 10% malvasía - 12% vol.
Fermenta en viejas tinas de roble de 60 hectolitros sin control de temperatura. Permanece durante 6 años en barricas de roble americano de 225 litros. Sometido a 2 trasiegas manuales cada año. Clarificado con claras de huevos frescos. Embotellado directamente de la barrica sin filtrar. Permanece durante un mínimo de 9 años en los calados de la bodega antes de ser comercializado. Producción limitada a 16.800 botellas.
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8/5/2010 - salil wrote: 92 Points
Drinking beautifully, combining fresh quince and citrus fruit flavours with savoury nutty, smoky, herbal and waxy flavour elements - incredibly complex and layered with a gentle, faintly creamy texture and impressive length. Delicious.
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1/9/2010 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Beautiful golden colour. Truly alluring nose, with a nose of honeysuckle and dried tropical fruit, but also a subtle hint of earthiness. On the palate, initially quite dry, but the lushness soon takes over, with layers of tropical fruit. Very pleasant mouthfeel. There is a note of gooseberry that reminds me of sauvignon blanc. There is some "funk" in the finish, which alludes to wet fur.
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12/17/2009 - beezer6 wrote: 91 Points
Taste at Elysian. Bottle open in fridge overnight.
Color shows virtually no sign of age. Incredible how this bodega achieves such vibrant color.
Aromas of lychee fruit, honeyed walnuts, lemon zest and celery salt as well - very unique nose.
Palate is medium bodied showing more tropical yellow fruit, some light earth and green herbaciousness.
Very nice and extremely youthful. Superb bottling with another decade or two of life.
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1/26/2009 - LoireFan wrote: 90 Points
Not that expressive and a bit disappointing.
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1/10/2009 - LoireFan wrote:
Excellent bottle.
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12/25/2008 - Harley1199 wrote:
An oldie but powerful enough to maintain its crown of one of the best spanish white wines for a long time. Still representing best banana barck aroma, lemon background, greasy taste, perfect harmony with shellfish apperitive.
Pes e a sus veinte años, un anciano lo suficientemente poderoso como para mantener su corona de uno de los mejores vinos blancos españoles perdurables. Se siente su aroma a piel de banana, procedencias cítricas, un paso untuoso y tiene una perfecta armonía con los aperitivos de crustaceos.
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12/5/2008 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 93 Points
Cabbagey and cheesey on the nose, and just slightly raisined. But there's also a freshness and a subtle perfume to it too. There's lots of acidity on the palate that gives it a lovely and unexpected freshness. This is lovely, clean and balanced. A gorgeous wine that you could drink with anything.
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6/10/2008 - SPierson wrote: 88 Points
This is the fourth bottle we've opened and the variability is quite high-- the first was flawed/oxidized, the second wonderful, the third near dead and this was quite nice but a touch faded versus the prior stellar bottle. Citrus and minerals on the aftertaste; very yellow in color.
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8/27/2007 - Vinho wrote:
Destaques da Vini Vinci 2007; 8/27/2007-8/28/2007: PI. Nariz mais sutil do que o Gravonia 95, porém com mais profundidade. Seco, austero e elegante, com mineralidade destacada. Final muito longo, lembrando nozes. 91-93pts.
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8/3/2007 - BillB656 wrote:
Very feminine compared to the rough hewned Gravonia. Refined lemon waxy flavors, ultra long and complex. Dreamy.
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7/27/2007 - LoireFan wrote: 92 Points
Showing very well! An excellent bottle! (My wife thought this was yellower in color than the previous two.)
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6/29/2007 - pbjosh wrote: 89 Points
Waxy lemon and honey on the nose, a bit lighter in the mouth, very elegant and fine. Went very well with a blue cheese / pear / honey salad actually...
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2/1/2007 - LoireFan wrote: 88 Points
Disappointing.
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12/24/2006 - blue wrote:
Delicious, Vibrant aromas of orange, green apple. round nice acidity. mineral, long penetrating finish, very yong!
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7/13/2006 - RiojaGuru wrote: 93 Points
Another great Tondonia Reserva Blanco from RLdH. This one needed two days of decanting to really show its stuff. See notes here:
http://www.wineloverspage.com/forum/village/viewtopic.php?t=2016
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