2007 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia

Community Tasting Notes (249) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  4/23/2024 - dmartin12358 wrote:

  Read somewhere that it needed 9 hrs decanting, not so, pretty approachable with cold cuts 'n cheese 'n fruit 'n bread. Turning brown around the edges of the wine glass, though.

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  4/9/2024 - pinoteer Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This bottled showed some mature fruit flavors, in addition to fresh fruits. Don't know whether this is bottle variation or a sign that these 375's are aging quickly. Still, a nice bottle of wine.

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  4/6/2024 - B&PBaker Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  Took an hour after decanting before it showed any life at all. OK but nothing special or memorable at all. Drinkable, but...
  Too light for me.

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  3/31/2024 - cvst Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Checked in on this one. Way too early but I was curious how this is developing. It needed quite some time to wake up but then started already to deliver. Beautiful cedar perfumed nose with cherry and juniper. On the palate pronounced cherry, plum, forest berries, coconut, sous bois, rooibos tea, new leather and ore-like minerals. Good tension at this stage, deep and sappy but also with elegance. With good persistence and potential. Will try to hold off for some years and leave a few bottles for a long time

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  3/29/2024 - dsamuel Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Medium ruby with moderate rim bricking - quite beautiful
  Medium plus aromas of red cherry, sweet and sour sauce, soy sauce and leather with dark florals/ anise - so complex and underlaid with wonderful coconut/ American oak notes
  Medium bodied with palate of red cherry/Maraschino and smoked meat/ Asian five spice
  Medium plus acidity and medium alcohol with medium well integrated tannins
  Long length led by oak flavors and fruit
  Drinking so well now but will last 10 yrs easily
  This is always one of my favorite wines - I really need to compare vintages at some time

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