1985 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia

Community Tasting Notes (115) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  12/24/2022 - Nohedes wrote: 92 Points

  Have been cellaring this since 2007. Solid cork, nothing musty here, decanted 1h before drinking with côte du boeuf. Clear tiny bit of ageing in th colour, but looks like a much younger wine. Nose delicate, classic aged Rioja, nice leathery side note. Still some red fruit, moreish, complex and very drinkable. Tannins fully resolved. Great food wine with family, at or near peak but no hurry.

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  2/18/2021 - Lipsman wrote: 92 Points

  Juicy, bright with red fruits and at first a drying finish. This is showing its age. Needs a good 30 minutes in a decanter to lose the edge. Then wonderful complexity and soft fruits. Soft cork pushed right into the bottle. Drink up now.

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  1/20/2020 - Mh33 wrote: 92 Points

  Rating is from previous tasting as this wine is now, sadly, past its prime. Drinkable but flattened out.

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  1/6/2020 - Enfant sauvage wrote: flawed

  Dry, leaky cork and not much there there in the glass.

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  12/19/2019 - SimonG wrote: 95 Points

  ChrIstmas WIMPS, Pandemonium table (La Trompette, London): Wow, gorgeous nose. Five star. Bright red fruit, a touch of orange peel and the fireside spice element starting to develop. Classic Tondo palate. Nice and bright on the finish. Citrus tingle. Classic. This has filled out and mellowed beautifully in the past seven years. *****

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