2004 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña Tondonia

Community Tasting Notes (118) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  1/12/2024 - ploher wrote:

  Off the beaten track: Very dark color compared to the Musar 2004 tasted next to it. Feels older. But the nose is stunning of course, oranges, kumquats, roasted nuts and the typical LdH „old bookshelf“ aroma. The palate is intense, fruity, has lovely caramelized an nutty flavors. And then the crazy acidity grabs you on the long finish. Gets better and better the longer it sits in the glass. Fantastic. 18.5+/20

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  1/8/2024 - vagrantone wrote: 87 Points

  Always very interesting to taste these wines as it forces you to reset your ideas about white wines.
  Fairly shy and dusty and this point showing oak, an aged character and a little candied fruit. Not really enough aromatic intensity or diversity for a wine coming from this producer.
  some might appreciate this more, but it comes across as a relic.

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  11/8/2023 - ThijsV Likes this wine: 93 Points

  NOTK Bring Your Own Bottle dinner (NOTK, Rotterdam): Deep straw yellow with medium+ intensity. Oxidative, mushroom, but also plenty of fruit left, a bitter note, white chocolate. Medium+ acidity, long finish. 93-94

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  9/23/2023 - jviz wrote: 93 Points

  A lot of the fruit has faded from this bottle since I had it last. It is totally serious, with sherry, sliced mushroom, waxy hazelnut, not a ton of citrus in this case. It certainly remains in balance, deeply interesting and complex but lacking in the fruit department.

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  9/1/2023 - canan wrote: 94 Points

  Lopez di Heredia BYO (@MichaelsPlace): Herbal, salt-water. Very intense and impressive.

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