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2000 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia
Tempranillo Blend
- Spain
- La Rioja
- La Rioja Alta
- Rioja
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Community Tasting Notes 102
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Eric wrote:
June 18, 2022 - ESTG does Rioja (West Seattle, WA, USA): Caramel, more age, some softness, long, much more advanced than the 2006 and 2007.
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Armando B wrote: 91 points
June 8, 2021 - If tasted blind, pretty sure I would have said Burgundy. Restrained red fruit, mineral and woody notes. A bit of balsamic at the end. Good balance. Interesting. But not a wine for folks who only really like big cabs. Drink soon-ish.
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viniferatu Likes this wine:
February 6, 2021 - Just fabulous, as it should be. There is bottle variation with Lopez de Heredia, which is disappointing given that when the wines are on point they are some of the very best of Spain. Beautiful roasted and toasted notes, old dry wood, plums, cherries, tobacco, dried blood, iodine, a little chocolate and torrefaction. Tart and savory on the palate, lots of crunchy stone fruits on the finish, as well as delicate sweet fruits and flower and gorgeous savory and earthy stuff. Super complex, super classic, super intense. This is a great example of Tondonia tonight.
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chcook Likes this wine:
February 6, 2021 - PNP. Cork perfect. Color bricking. What a difference time has made. Since last time this has matured. This has dark cherries and a vanilla waxiness with some chocolate notes and some fig. Swishing shows both acid and tannin but both have integrated substantially. There is still evidence of oak in the background but there is better body on the lengthy finish. Seems prime but should hold.
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vinhonotte Likes this wine: 90 points
June 21, 2020 - Cellaraid Discovery Box; 5/19/2017-5/26/2021 (Delivered to Home): Medium garnet, with significant browning and fading edges. Stewed meats, sweetish black cherry, moss, purple flowers and a somewhat fungal undergrowth. Rounded tannins, some heightened alcohol, with flavours of red cherry, cocoa, florals, and quite a bit of mushrooms and peat. The dried fruit flavours persists to the back, and finish
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By Chris Kissack
November 2010 (link)(López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
11/3/2009 (link)(López Heredia, Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
July/August 2009, IWC Issue #145 (link)(R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Rioja) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Lopez de Heredia Tasting with Maria Jose Lopez Part 1, Episode #947, 11/10/2010 (link)(Viña Tondonia Red Reserva) COLOR-dark; NOSE-has a great gaminess; very earthy; this smells like food to me and makes me hungry; PALATE-great coffee and bitter dark chocolate flavors which I love; a mature wine with very different nuances; very complex; this may not be for everyone as it is not big, fruit forward wine; GV-No Score
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By Richard Jennings
10/13/2010 (link) 92 points(R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia) Rich red fruit, dried berry nose; rich red fruit, dried berry palate with depth; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2000
- Type Red
- Producer R. López de Heredia
- Varietal Tempranillo Blend
- Designation Reserva
- Vineyard Viña Tondonia
- Country Spain
- Region La Rioja
- SubRegion La Rioja Alta
- Appellation Rioja
- UPC Code 815783000013
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 6 (1%)
- In Cellars 252 (37%)
- Consumed 430 (63%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Paprika chicken with olive oil mash potatoes and asparagus in a romesco sauce., Steamed mussels in a Caribbean-spiced brothWho Likes This Wine
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- FamilyR. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia
- ProducerR. López de Heredia
- VarietyTempranillo Blend
- DesignationReserva
- VineyardViña Tondonia
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- SubRegionLa Rioja Alta
- AppellationRioja
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- VarietalTempranillo Blend
- DesignationReserva
- VineyardViña Tondonia
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- SubRegionLa Rioja Alta
- AppellationRioja