1981 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia

View From the Cellar

• By John Gilman
  Jan/Feb 2009, Issue #19, López de Heredia: Rioja’s Great Bastion of Tradition

  (Viña Tondonia Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva- López de Heredia) Login and sign up and see review text.

• By Antonio Galloni
  The Wines of López de Heredia: 1954–1998 (Oct 2006), (See more on Vinous...)

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• By Josh Raynolds
  September/October 2006, IWC Issue #128, (See more on Vinous...)

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RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  10/11/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points

  (R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia) Medium gold color with 2 millimeter clear meniscus; savory, lemon tajine, cumin nose; tasty, mature, lightly oily textured, resolved, tart lemon, baked lemon, cumin, mineral palate with medium acidity; long finish 92+ points (85% Viura, 15% Malvasia)

Wine Library TV

• By Gary Vaynerchuk
  Rioja Wine. Everyone is asking so here you go, Episode #239, 5/21/2007, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 90 points

  (LOPEZ DE HEREDIA TONDONIA BLANCO RIOJA GRAN RESERVA) #4 COLOR-medium amber, viscous; NOSE-intriguing--petrol, burnt rubber, little hints of fresh peaches, green peas, vegetable oil (99% would not like); TASTE-intriguing sour lemon, great acidity, nice structure, has a sherry-esque flavor profile, Older white wine, nice nutmeg & walnuts, very different, I like, but many would think it was spoiled, likely past it's prime, should be drank/drunk? in next 2 years; AG-93; GV-90

Rockss and Fruit

• By Lyle Fass
  1/20/2005, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

  (Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Blanco) Yellow flowers, petrol, caramel, beeswax, mineral, and a slight sweet brown sugar component. Very interesting nose and became increasingly more complex with air even taking on a floral bouquet complexity. Subtle and elegant with an incredible freshness and length. Great complexity and fruit. Incredible acidity and laser like focus. This is a baby on the palate yet pretty well developed on the nose. Excellent wine. Unique.

• By Lyle Fass
  1/20/2005, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

  (Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Blanco) The best white from Spain by far. Yellow flowers, petrol, caramel, beeswax, mineral, and a slight sweet brown sugar component. Very interesting nose and became increasingly more complex with air even taking on a floral bouquet complexity. Subtle and elegant with an incredible freshness and length. Great complexity and fruit. Incredible acidity and laser like focus. This is a baby on the palate yet pretty well developed on the nose. Excellent wine. Unique.