Community Tasting Note
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Deux Chevaux wrote:
March 15, 2018 - Wow, this second bottle was just as good as the first. Such a cornucopia of savory and waxy flavors. Deep and complex, with a lovely finish. Totally lovely, and gaining, over four nights. It’s got to be one of the top whites we’ve had in the last year.
One little surprise, the cork was branded Tondonia — see picture. (And darn, I later discarded the cork before confirming the date branded on the top.) This is the second time in two months finding such a cork in the wrong L de H bottle — see my 2005 Bosconia note of Jan 16.
Edit: As the comment below says, and as I now notice, the label also shows “Tondonia” as part of the house’s name. And yet many other sources, including Hugh Johnson’s wine atlas (old, third edition, admittedly) the website where I bought it, K & L — even here on CT does not alert us to the full name. But thanks to roel, I’ll no longer be surprised to see that on the corks!3 people found this helpful 3,724 views
2 Comments
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roel commented:
3/16/18, 12:20 PM - Hi DC (love the picture in your user profile by the way). As for the “Tondonia” branded corks: bear in mind that it is the name of the winery itself that you see on the corks: R Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia SA
The corks wear the same branding regardless of the name of the wine in the bottle. I had a Cubillo this week that had the “Viña Tondonia” cork (logically). Great wines, glad to see you appreciate them :) -
Deux Chevaux commented:
3/16/18, 12:47 PM - Hi roel, Well, we learn something every day! Thanks for the clarification. We are really loving these wines — whites and reds. So much so that we plan to visit the estate later this year. — Jake