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De color oro viejo, bastante evolucionado en relación con el Tondonia GR de la misma cosecha. Reflejos dorados y anaranjados, luminoso, con finos precipitados en la base de la botella. Mucha sensación de grosor, lágrimas gruesas, permanentes.
Al abrir se muestra de media intensidad ganando en presencia al respirar. Confitado, casi sobremaduro, con acentos de fruta pasa, manzana asada, orejones, miel, membrillo escarchado y un deje cítrico a salmuera de limón, citronella, semillas de cilantro. Se va abriendo con apuntes de especias dulces, yema tostada, cabello de ángel y un curioso deje especiado exótico a cúrcuma, incienso, maderas viejas y marquetería. Sin grandes matices y con síntomas de gran evolución en botella.
En boca es graso y viene ya algo justo de acidez. De factura muy clásica, reconocible. Se puede beber sin problemas importantes pero comienza a mostrar los primeros síntomas de cansancio: falta de garra. Reposado, maduro, amielado, lleno de sensaciones dulzosas y un rastro de dulcedumbre. Parece haber comenzado ya su declive pero aún se bebe con muchísimo placer. Retronasal confitado, licoroso.
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85% viura, 15% malvasía - 12% vol.
Permanece durante 6 meses en viejas tinas de roble de 60 hectolitros, sin control de temperatura, en los que finaliza la fermentación maloláctica y reposa antes de ser trasegado. Criado por 6 años en barricas usadas de roble americano de 225 litros elaboradas por la tonelería de la propia bodega. Sometido a 2 trasiegas manuales cada año. Clarificado con claras de huevos frescos. Embotellado directamente de la barrica sin filtrar. Producción limitada a 12.000 botellas. Permanece durante un mínimo de 2 años en los calados de la bodega antes de ser comercializado.
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August 31, 2013 - Exciting, fresh and youthful. It has a salty flor tang and is underpinned by wonderful clean fruit. Delicious.
Very well developed, cheesy almost, but with a lovely ripeness and delicacy to the fruit and a searing acidity that keeps everything nicely balanced and makes it feel young (courtesy Ruth Ford).
May 10, 2013 - yellow gold, oxidative and more of a light to medium expression of similar notes to the 91`; 85% Viura, 15% Malavasia.
May 9, 2013 - Drinking in Rioja; 5/8/2013-5/14/2013 (Rioja, various bars and restaurants): Mid straw in colour. Quite fresh, some minerality, lanolin and mellow bees wax nose. Fresher and cleaner than the GR, this is a further step up on a half of this at Gidleigh a couple of years back. Smooth with a depth and mellowness that is deceptively easy and yet a building complexity than continues to develop through the evening. Not the richness of a recent 81 GR, but close on its heals for complexity, depth and interest. ****
April 26, 2011 - Two evenings at Gidleigh Park; 4/26/2011-4/27/2011 (Gidleigh Park): Half bottle. Mid gold in colour. A touch volatile on the nose initially but this blows off very quickly to reveal quite a mineral nose with suggestions of old furniture varnish and lanolin both of which follow through to the palate. Intense and mineral attack but all the complexity is up front with little development on the mid-palate and a lighter, less persistent finish. Good acidity. Quite clean and unoxidative for Tondonia and significantly fresher than the 87 GR tasted at the bodega in November. ***1/2
August 21, 2010 - Mature, nuts, and a hint of petroleum, raw meat; moderate to short, some acidity and nuts, falls apart from the middle of the taste curve, moderate intensity. Lacks complexity.
July 9, 2010 - Holding up well, not as oxidised as I was expecting. Nutty and sherried. A little quiet, but good. That said, not worth the price (£10 for 375ml)
October 18, 2009 - I've enjoyed other bottles of this more. I like the style, the delicate balance of wood and oxidation, but this seemed a little thin and dilute. Good but I was expecting a bit more.
December 24, 2006 - 2006 Family Xmas; 12/24/2006-12/25/2006 (Alicante): With a persistent tear, fragrance to bananas and curry with flavor to figs and almonds. Do not miss this bottle!
Con una lágrima persistente, aroma a plátanos y curry con sabor a higos y almendras. Una botella magnífica muy apropiada para una Nochebuena.
November 22, 2003 - Interesting light elegant nose. Herby, biscuity, nutty with a touch of honey. Excellent balance. Excellent.