A blend of Viura aka. Macabeo (90%) and Malvasia Riojana aka. Alarije (10%). After the spontaneous fermentation, the wine is aged for 6 years in predominantly old American oak barrels, bottled unfiltered and aged for a further 5-6 years in the bottles before release. 12,5% alcohol. Tasted in Tondonia Blanco 1999-2005 vertical.
Evolved and moderately deep golden yellow color with a subtly coppery core - this looks slightly darker than the vintages 2000 and 2001, but very similar to the vintage 1999. The nose is relatively cool and restrained for a Tondonia Blanco with slightly evolved aromas of ripe citrus fruits, some oxidative nutty tones, a little bit of savory wood spice, light crunchy notes of red apple, mature hints of caramel and browned butter and a touch of honeyed richness. The wine is dry, evolved and silky smooth on the palate with complex yet slightly understated flavors of slightly bruised apple, some oxidative notes of chopped nuts, light caramel tones, a little bit of woolly lanolin, a sweeter hint of dried fruits and a touch of tangy salinity. Although the acidity feels relatively high, lending nice, balanced structure to the wine, the overall feel is still somewhat softer and milder compared to the surrounding vintages. The finish is long and complex but a bit on the mellow side with layered flavors of nuttiness and, tangy salinity, some creamy tones, a little bit of ripe lemony citrus fruit, light nuances of hay, a toasty hint of smoke and a touch of browned butter.
A very nice but also noticeably lighter and somewhat mellower vintage of Tondonia Blanco that feels a bit understated compared to the other vintages in a vertical setting. As the wine is a bit lacking in the concentration that seems to be the hallmark of Tondonia Blanco, this vintage feels more similar to Viña Gravonia - although in many vintages Gravonia feels more brisk and precise than this vintage. While this is a lovely and intellectually engaging white Rioja an sich, it is a bit lagging behind when compared to the other vintages on Tondonia Blanco we had in the tasting. Although I expect the wine to at least hold, if not develop, for years - even decades - more, I doubt this will become much more impressive even with age. I'd love to be proven wrong, though.
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A private dinner with friends (Restaurant Zoldering, Amsterdam, NL): Imported directly by the restaurant itself. Stunning wine. Incredibly fresh, not an oxidative note in sight, ripe citrus with a beautiful line of acidity running through it, the warmth from the oak supports and defines the character but in no way dominates, waxy bottle-age; very good length.
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Opened a bottle yesterday from my cellar in pristine conditions. It simply jumped out the gates ,, peaking after 5 minutes,, the wine of the night, month and maybe year,, already developing tertiary aromas, orange peel, toasted almonds and brioche was easy to identify ,, it is a oaky white wine but it is a really bargain and real treat. Drink now or wait ,,
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A bit of same structure as the 2005 but more developed. Slimmer style than the 2004. that is rounder. Ok, but not really impressed. Maybe it is just in a stage, but I would not put my money on it.
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Musty nose; yeast, must, honey (not sweet), gentle fruit, lows but enough present to give a clean finish, aged oak, lemon/citrus notes, nice full mouth feel. Thoroughly enjoyed this and its fully open for business. I don’t see this dropping off any time before, say, 2023 and it could go on longer. My concern would be the fruit may dwindle away in 5-10 years. No hurry to drink but enjoyable. Give this a half hour plus on opening as I got a bad mustiness on immediate opening that went away quickly.
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The nose is complex, with chamomile, dried orange peel, bees wax, dried apple, honey, slight mushroom notes. On the palate, the coconut others mention came-out, along with tart apple, and everything detected on the nose — just more intense. I’ve never had an aged white Rioja; I was curious about this one, after all the raves, and it took time to find any of it locally. What an incredible wine; so unique, so enjoyable. I’m not a white drinker, generally, but this? Oh yes, any day. The acidity is there but balanced; very clean finish. I get what all the fuss is about.
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Served blind, but immediately recognizable as R. López de Heredia style. 12,5% alcohol.
Medium deep golden yellow color with faint lime-green highlights. Very burly, brooding and somewhat oxidative nose with unctuous aromas of browned butter, cream, toasty developed character, some spicy wildhoney, a little bit of vanilla and a hint of white cheese rind. The wine feels medium-bodied, even a bit thin and quite acid-driven on the palate with complex and intense flavors of browned butter, some creaminess, a little bit of sharp lemony fruit, light vanilla character, a hint of sorrel and tangy salinity and a touch of Granny Smith apple. Contrasting the rather heavy, oxidative character, the wine is quite light and refreshing with high acidity. The finish is lively and acid-driven with flavors of tangy salinity, lemon wedges, some tast green apple, a little bit of cream, a hint of toasty and buttery developed character and a touch of smoke.
A very fine, light-bodied and delicate old-school Rioja white with terrific brightness and elegance. 2002 was a really lousy vintage in most parts of Europe and you can see it here as well: the wine is lacking the unctuous richness typical of Tondonia Reserva. This lack of power made many people guess this was Viña Gravonia (as practically everybody agreed this must be a Heredia white), but I guessed (correctly) that this is more likely a cooler-vintage Tondonia. Very nice stuff, although really different from the typical Tondonia style - the lack of weight and body actually benefited the wine, making it feel more refreshing and brighter than Tondonias normally are. This is definitely not going to be as long-lived as most of the other Tondonia vintages - I'd say the wine is getting close to its plateau of maturity and will keep some more years after that, perhaps a decade, tops. As the fruit feels somewhat thin, there isn't much to develop, even though the high acidity would otherwise promise good potential. Still nice stuff, as Tondonia (and Heredia) almost always is.
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Family trip to Rioja - June 2017; 6/20/2017-6/26/2017 (Rioja): Tasted a little tired and thin to me. Honey, lemon peel, fresh and light style and had the classic LdH Bodega aromas. I much preferred the 07 Gravonia I had the day before but don't know whether this was just bottle variation / mood etc. Must drink more to find out!
Classic showing for this white. Immediately that smell of their cellar (mold, whatever else) hits you. It expands marvelously with time in decanter/glass and opens up into a really beautiful wine by day two.
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Or intense brillant. Nez typique Tondonia, oxidatif, citron confit. En bouche, citron confit, noisettes, oxidation avec une bonne présence d'acidité, longueur appréciable. Beau vin, mais gagnera a dormir encore plusieurs années. --- S'améliore sans cesse avec les temps dans le verre. Definitivement meilleur lorsqu'il est plus tempéré. -- Toujours impécable 2 jours plus tard.
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No detailed note. Very oxidative in style, but with a bracing lemony acidity to it. There are saline minerals, beeswax - very complex; so much going on. I enjoyed it greatly, but the oxidative character might put some people off. Will definitely buy another bottle to verify that this one was not faulty.
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N: - oxidative - yellow baked and dried apple - sweet oak - mild toasted coconut, faint notes of dried vanilla. This has clearly spent some time in probably used barrels. - sweet savory notes from development - sort of a caramelized carrot, toasted honey thing. Bee pollen? - earthy notes - slight whiff of funkiness or brett
P: - Has a delicious carroty tertiary development(bee pollen?) that I usually only get in musar. - Clear evidence of oak - toasted hazelnut and dried lemon buttercream. But used oak. - Dry - medium body - medium plus alcohol - 13.5% (says 12.5%) - medium plus acid - strong and sparkly (more tartaric than malic). - clean finish - no bitterness - persistent
Laterals: - aged white burgundy - older chablis - savennieres
Superb integration. It's like a Musar, but the oak is more important, and it's painted in bold pastel, and sprinkled with some caramelized sugar.
First whiff is of honey, candlewax, bruised apples. On the palate, apples, honey, chamomile tea, and that amazing thick, waxy texture that is just to die for. Finish is loooong, with a mouthwatering acidity that makes the oxidized notes be in balance.
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92p. Golden colour, lovely mature notes of honey and apricots. Push and vanilla. Dusty rich mouthfeel, nice acidity. Great QPR as always from this iconic producer.
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Complejo, muy exigente en sus inicios. Viene marcado por un apunte reducido a moho, trasiegas, duelas envinadas, que puede dar a pensar que hay problemas de tca. Para nada!! El vino mantiene esa austeridad original de la bodega basada en una finísima nota amaderada, sobre la que se asientan la cúrcuma, flores blancas y un apunte de fruta madura de fondo (orejones). Delicado, sutil, puro pero esquivo, con una gran capacidad sugestiva. Se intuye más de lo que se percibe: salmuera de limón, pomelo, césped recién cortado, hiedra, cabello de ángel, membrillo confitado, almendras amargas, anises estrellados... Está embutido de descriptores que se resisten a hacer acto de presencia. Da la sensación de estar ante un vino comercializado de forma prematura.
En boca se presenta con un chispazo de acidez, crujiente, matizado por una textura untuosa. Tenso, vibrante, ligeramente amargoso, marcado todavía por su crianza en barrica que se deja notar en un apunte tostado y cremoso de fondo. No es un vino perfecto; aún no lo es. Está crudo, por hacer, pero brilla por sí mismo. Se queda enganchado al paladar con un final larguísimo y un retronasal en el que bascula entre el dulzor de la fruta y el aporte cítrico y ácido. Vinazo!!!
Sin novedad, y es que de nuevo tenemos que hablar de una grandísima añada. Pero cómo explicar lo que la bodega está consiguiendo cosecha tras cosecha, engarzando una perla tras otra para labrar la que es por derecho propio la gran obra de orfebrería en blancos de Rioja. Estos vinos merecen ser considerados como históricos desde el mismo momento en que han sido comercializados. Son incomparables en su estilo, imbatibles en precio y desafían el sentido común al compararlos con cualquier otro asunto que tengamos entre manos como inversión de futuro. Las diferencias de calidad entre el blanco reserva y el gran reserva se ha ido estrechando cada vez más.
Muchas veces se habla de tal o cual añada histórica, del 42, del 59, del 64, y no nos damos cuenta que a pocos metros de casa podemos hacernos con un vino a la altura de cualquier mito pasado. Más que vino de guarda se trata de vino de almacenaje. Reservar unas cajas de algo con este nivel como mínimo tiene que alargar nuestra esperanza de vida. Es pronto para hacer un valoración más amplia pero hay que sentirse afortunado de poder disfrutar de algo así. El Tondonia blanco es uno de los granes vinos del mundo.
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11/9/2023 - Martin_G wrote: 90 Points
Very nice, paired well with cheese. Some quite palattable bitterness holds it back for me but a real nice nose regardless!
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2/6/2022 - K&J Likes this wine: 92 Points
Somewhat disappointed. The fruit seems to have dropped a little. Maybe the drinking window is passed?
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1/15/2022 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points
A blend of Viura aka. Macabeo (90%) and Malvasia Riojana aka. Alarije (10%). After the spontaneous fermentation, the wine is aged for 6 years in predominantly old American oak barrels, bottled unfiltered and aged for a further 5-6 years in the bottles before release. 12,5% alcohol. Tasted in Tondonia Blanco 1999-2005 vertical.
Evolved and moderately deep golden yellow color with a subtly coppery core - this looks slightly darker than the vintages 2000 and 2001, but very similar to the vintage 1999. The nose is relatively cool and restrained for a Tondonia Blanco with slightly evolved aromas of ripe citrus fruits, some oxidative nutty tones, a little bit of savory wood spice, light crunchy notes of red apple, mature hints of caramel and browned butter and a touch of honeyed richness. The wine is dry, evolved and silky smooth on the palate with complex yet slightly understated flavors of slightly bruised apple, some oxidative notes of chopped nuts, light caramel tones, a little bit of woolly lanolin, a sweeter hint of dried fruits and a touch of tangy salinity. Although the acidity feels relatively high, lending nice, balanced structure to the wine, the overall feel is still somewhat softer and milder compared to the surrounding vintages. The finish is long and complex but a bit on the mellow side with layered flavors of nuttiness and, tangy salinity, some creamy tones, a little bit of ripe lemony citrus fruit, light nuances of hay, a toasty hint of smoke and a touch of browned butter.
A very nice but also noticeably lighter and somewhat mellower vintage of Tondonia Blanco that feels a bit understated compared to the other vintages in a vertical setting. As the wine is a bit lacking in the concentration that seems to be the hallmark of Tondonia Blanco, this vintage feels more similar to Viña Gravonia - although in many vintages Gravonia feels more brisk and precise than this vintage. While this is a lovely and intellectually engaging white Rioja an sich, it is a bit lagging behind when compared to the other vintages on Tondonia Blanco we had in the tasting. Although I expect the wine to at least hold, if not develop, for years - even decades - more, I doubt this will become much more impressive even with age. I'd love to be proven wrong, though.
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9/27/2021 - Massimo Alessandria wrote: 93 Points
Fantastic!
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10/19/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
A private dinner with friends (Restaurant Zoldering, Amsterdam, NL): Imported directly by the restaurant itself. Stunning wine. Incredibly fresh, not an oxidative note in sight, ripe citrus with a beautiful line of acidity running through it, the warmth from the oak supports and defines the character but in no way dominates, waxy bottle-age; very good length.
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9/7/2019 - diggydan wrote: 93 Points
A beautiful LdH. Oxidative, nutty, waxy lemony, saline goodness.
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8/17/2019 - Danielgbm Likes this wine: 96 Points
Opened a bottle yesterday from my cellar in pristine conditions. It simply jumped out the gates ,, peaking after 5 minutes,, the wine of the night, month and maybe year,, already developing tertiary aromas, orange peel, toasted almonds and brioche was easy to identify ,, it is a oaky white wine but it is a really bargain and real treat. Drink now or wait ,,
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6/12/2019 - Larsrar wrote: 89 Points
A bit of same structure as the 2005 but more developed. Slimmer style than the 2004. that is rounder. Ok, but not really impressed.
Maybe it is just in a stage, but I would not put my money on it.
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5/31/2018 - Steve Brickley Likes this wine: 93 Points
Musty nose; yeast, must, honey (not sweet), gentle fruit, lows but enough present to give a clean finish, aged oak, lemon/citrus notes, nice full mouth feel. Thoroughly enjoyed this and its fully open for business. I don’t see this dropping off any time before, say, 2023 and it could go on longer. My concern would be the fruit may dwindle away in 5-10 years. No hurry to drink but enjoyable. Give this a half hour plus on opening as I got a bad mustiness on immediate opening that went away quickly.
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3/28/2018 - westopherguy Likes this wine: 93 Points
The nose is complex, with chamomile, dried orange peel, bees wax, dried apple, honey, slight mushroom notes. On the palate, the coconut others mention came-out, along with tart apple, and everything detected on the nose — just more intense. I’ve never had an aged white Rioja; I was curious about this one, after all the raves, and it took time to find any of it locally. What an incredible wine; so unique, so enjoyable. I’m not a white drinker, generally, but this? Oh yes, any day. The acidity is there but balanced; very clean finish. I get what all the fuss is about.
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12/16/2017 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points
Served blind, but immediately recognizable as R. López de Heredia style. 12,5% alcohol.
Medium deep golden yellow color with faint lime-green highlights. Very burly, brooding and somewhat oxidative nose with unctuous aromas of browned butter, cream, toasty developed character, some spicy wildhoney, a little bit of vanilla and a hint of white cheese rind. The wine feels medium-bodied, even a bit thin and quite acid-driven on the palate with complex and intense flavors of browned butter, some creaminess, a little bit of sharp lemony fruit, light vanilla character, a hint of sorrel and tangy salinity and a touch of Granny Smith apple. Contrasting the rather heavy, oxidative character, the wine is quite light and refreshing with high acidity. The finish is lively and acid-driven with flavors of tangy salinity, lemon wedges, some tast green apple, a little bit of cream, a hint of toasty and buttery developed character and a touch of smoke.
A very fine, light-bodied and delicate old-school Rioja white with terrific brightness and elegance. 2002 was a really lousy vintage in most parts of Europe and you can see it here as well: the wine is lacking the unctuous richness typical of Tondonia Reserva. This lack of power made many people guess this was Viña Gravonia (as practically everybody agreed this must be a Heredia white), but I guessed (correctly) that this is more likely a cooler-vintage Tondonia. Very nice stuff, although really different from the typical Tondonia style - the lack of weight and body actually benefited the wine, making it feel more refreshing and brighter than Tondonias normally are. This is definitely not going to be as long-lived as most of the other Tondonia vintages - I'd say the wine is getting close to its plateau of maturity and will keep some more years after that, perhaps a decade, tops. As the fruit feels somewhat thin, there isn't much to develop, even though the high acidity would otherwise promise good potential. Still nice stuff, as Tondonia (and Heredia) almost always is.
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9/17/2017 - gallu wrote: 91 Points
91 amarillo dorado muy intenso. Nariz de limón confitado, frutos secos. En boca tiene una frescura punzante, buena acidez y mucho volumen. Muy bueno.
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6/23/2017 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: 87 Points
Family trip to Rioja - June 2017; 6/20/2017-6/26/2017 (Rioja): Tasted a little tired and thin to me. Honey, lemon peel, fresh and light style and had the classic LdH Bodega aromas. I much preferred the 07 Gravonia I had the day before but don't know whether this was just bottle variation / mood etc. Must drink more to find out!
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4/16/2017 - Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 91 Points
Classic showing for this white. Immediately that smell of their cellar (mold, whatever else) hits you. It expands marvelously with time in decanter/glass and opens up into a really beautiful wine by day two.
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12/28/2016 - jorivesud Likes this wine: 91 Points
Or intense brillant.
Nez typique Tondonia, oxidatif, citron confit.
En bouche, citron confit, noisettes, oxidation avec une bonne présence d'acidité, longueur appréciable. Beau vin, mais gagnera a dormir encore plusieurs années.
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S'améliore sans cesse avec les temps dans le verre. Definitivement meilleur lorsqu'il est plus tempéré.
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Toujours impécable 2 jours plus tard.
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11/12/2016 - Poussin Likes this wine:
No detailed note. Very oxidative in style, but with a bracing lemony acidity to it. There are saline minerals, beeswax - very complex; so much going on. I enjoyed it greatly, but the oxidative character might put some people off. Will definitely buy another bottle to verify that this one was not faulty.
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8/8/2016 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 92 Points
Monday night blinds (Home (Noe st)): (non-blind, my wine)
V:
- medium plus gold
N:
- oxidative - yellow baked and dried apple
- sweet oak - mild toasted coconut, faint notes of dried vanilla. This has clearly spent some time in probably used barrels.
- sweet savory notes from development - sort of a caramelized carrot, toasted honey thing. Bee pollen?
- earthy notes - slight whiff of funkiness or brett
P:
- Has a delicious carroty tertiary development(bee pollen?) that I usually only get in musar.
- Clear evidence of oak - toasted hazelnut and dried lemon buttercream. But used oak.
- Dry
- medium body
- medium plus alcohol - 13.5% (says 12.5%)
- medium plus acid - strong and sparkly (more tartaric than malic).
- clean finish - no bitterness
- persistent
Laterals:
- aged white burgundy
- older chablis
- savennieres
Superb integration. It's like a Musar, but the oak is more important, and it's painted in bold pastel, and sprinkled with some caramelized sugar.
92
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6/26/2016 - CondorKhan wrote: 93 Points
First whiff is of honey, candlewax, bruised apples.
On the palate, apples, honey, chamomile tea, and that amazing thick, waxy texture that is just to die for. Finish is loooong, with a mouthwatering acidity that makes the oxidized notes be in balance.
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3/8/2016 - Markus IWC wrote: 92 Points
92p. Golden colour, lovely mature notes of honey and apricots. Push and vanilla. Dusty rich mouthfeel, nice acidity. Great QPR as always from this iconic producer.
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12/16/2015 - Los 12 Glotones Likes this wine: 93 Points
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De color amarillo dorado, intenso, limpio. Reflejos cobrizos y anaranjados, vivos, mucho brillo. Hay la habitual sensación glicérica, cantidad de lágrima, fina, permanente.
Complejo, muy exigente en sus inicios. Viene marcado por un apunte reducido a moho, trasiegas, duelas envinadas, que puede dar a pensar que hay problemas de tca. Para nada!! El vino mantiene esa austeridad original de la bodega basada en una finísima nota amaderada, sobre la que se asientan la cúrcuma, flores blancas y un apunte de fruta madura de fondo (orejones). Delicado, sutil, puro pero esquivo, con una gran capacidad sugestiva. Se intuye más de lo que se percibe: salmuera de limón, pomelo, césped recién cortado, hiedra, cabello de ángel, membrillo confitado, almendras amargas, anises estrellados... Está embutido de descriptores que se resisten a hacer acto de presencia. Da la sensación de estar ante un vino comercializado de forma prematura.
En boca se presenta con un chispazo de acidez, crujiente, matizado por una textura untuosa. Tenso, vibrante, ligeramente amargoso, marcado todavía por su crianza en barrica que se deja notar en un apunte tostado y cremoso de fondo. No es un vino perfecto; aún no lo es. Está crudo, por hacer, pero brilla por sí mismo. Se queda enganchado al paladar con un final larguísimo y un retronasal en el que bascula entre el dulzor de la fruta y el aporte cítrico y ácido. Vinazo!!!
Sin novedad, y es que de nuevo tenemos que hablar de una grandísima añada. Pero cómo explicar lo que la bodega está consiguiendo cosecha tras cosecha, engarzando una perla tras otra para labrar la que es por derecho propio la gran obra de orfebrería en blancos de Rioja. Estos vinos merecen ser considerados como históricos desde el mismo momento en que han sido comercializados. Son incomparables en su estilo, imbatibles en precio y desafían el sentido común al compararlos con cualquier otro asunto que tengamos entre manos como inversión de futuro. Las diferencias de calidad entre el blanco reserva y el gran reserva se ha ido estrechando cada vez más.
Muchas veces se habla de tal o cual añada histórica, del 42, del 59, del 64, y no nos damos cuenta que a pocos metros de casa podemos hacernos con un vino a la altura de cualquier mito pasado. Más que vino de guarda se trata de vino de almacenaje. Reservar unas cajas de algo con este nivel como mínimo tiene que alargar nuestra esperanza de vida. Es pronto para hacer un valoración más amplia pero hay que sentirse afortunado de poder disfrutar de algo así. El Tondonia blanco es uno de los granes vinos del mundo.
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90% viura, 10% malvasía. 12.5% vol.
- Viñedo situado en la margen derecho del Río Ebro, con una altitud entre los 438 y los 489 metros sobre suelos aluviales hasta arcillo-calcáreos con presencia de gravas y cantos rodados. Vendimia manual y transporte a bodega en comportas. Realiza las fermentaciones en viejas tinas de madera de roble de 60 hectolitros sin control de temperatura. Transvasado a barricas usadas de roble americano de 225 litros en las que es sometida a crianza durante 6 años. Sometido a 2 trasiegas manuales, de barrica a barrica, cada año. Clarificado con claras de huevos frescos. Embotellado directamente de la barrica sin filtrar. Producción limitada a 10.000 botellas de 75 cl. Permanece durante un mínimo de 6 años en botellero en los calados de la bodega. Comercializado a finales de 2015.
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