2009 R. López de Heredia Rioja Rosado Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia
Grenache Blend
- Spain
- La Rioja
- La Rioja Alta
- Rioja
Community Tasting Note
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Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 93 points
August 5, 2020 - I am a big LdH fan but had never tried the rosado. I was curious, so I bought a few bottles at the premium price. Absolutely loved it—nutty, waxy, and fruity. Like someone put raspberries and strawberries into my LdH Blanco. I will enjoy the bottles that I have, but unless I can find it at closer to the winery price, I’ll stick to the Blanco for a similarly pleasurable drinking experience.
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6 Comments
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Matt3568 commented:
8/6/20, 7:52 AM - Buy blanco and add strawberries, got it.
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Decanting Queen commented:
8/7/20, 3:01 AM - lol, that works!
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Mark1npt commented:
8/7/20, 8:04 AM - Or....just make your own wine cooler version with some strawberry Kool-aid!
ps...did this not have the petrol overtones??? -
Decanting Queen commented:
8/7/20, 1:28 PM - Mark, come on, I’m trying to create a Rose, not a Napa fruit bomb;-)
Funny you should say about the petrol. I hadn’t noted it and couldn’t remember. But I just opened the day 3 glass I had saved (in a 4oz glass bottle) and the petrol is definitely there. And honey. And nuttiness. And something savory I can’t describe, and some delicate red fruit (although less fruit than day 1). But no kool-aid notes... -
Mark1npt commented:
8/7/20, 2:13 PM - Good! Glad you got the petrol.....Kool-aid WOULD be bad!
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nzinkgraf commented:
8/8/20, 11:41 AM - OH YEAH!!! (Kool-Aid Man smashes through a brick wall)