1990 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña Tondonia

Community Tasting Notes (61) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  4/13/2023 - bags wrote:

  wows! Last bottle is going out in style. Salt, orange peel, caramel, just a whole lot of complexity. I never write this sort of nonsense, but this really deserves a big salute. Farewell, final bottle!

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  5/14/2022 - winot Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Medium deep gold, nose is subtle wood polish, like walking into an antique store. Not a big nose, but it draws you in, has a come-hither complexity that really makes you want to take a sip. The palate immediately impresses with its freshness, the first flavours definitely suggest age, but the freshness suggests a wine far younger. Smooth, almost creamy mouthfeel, I reckon this has to be right in its wheelhouse. Good acidity, and really mouth-filling flavours - roast lemon, nutty and toasty notes, and a very long, extended finish. Wow, this is delish!

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  12/13/2020 - vinelouse wrote: 93 Points

  Deep golden colour. Served cool and let warm up to slowly awaken and release aromatics. Stunning wine which is slowly diminishing. Drink up.

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  6/3/2020 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points

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  Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about two hours.
  
  Yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of camphor, matchstick and yellow pear. Flavors of tangy cherries, tangerine and minerals. Medium acidity, full bodied. Drink over the short term.

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  5/25/2019 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points

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  Tasted non blind.
  
  Yellow to gold color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of ginger, apricot and wet stones. Flavors of lemon, yellow apples and minerals. Medium acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold. I'd lean towards drink.

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