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1978 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia
Tempranillo Blend
- Spain
- La Rioja
- La Rioja Alta
- Rioja
Community Tasting Note
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cardsandwine wrote:
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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2 Comments
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sequoiagrove commented:
5/31/14, 8:51 AM - What exactly was wrong with it?
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cardsandwine commented:
5/31/14, 9:04 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.