López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Reserva 2011
R832.00
Region: Rioja
Tasting note:
‘A traditional beauty that effuses iron, warm earth and savory tobacco leaves, together with plums, spices and orange zest. This is juicy and still tight, with firm but savory tannins. Medium-weight and quite zesty in texture, as is the case with the other López de Heredia reds tasted this session. Drink now or hold.’ – James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, 95/100
‘Aged for nearly six years in very old barrels, Tondonia is one of Rioja’s most proudly traditional wines. Tempranillo dominated, with 20% Garnacha and 5% of both Graciano and Mazuelo, this is complex, mature and well-structured, with plenty of acidity, sinewy tannins, some balsamic sweetness and a taut, focused, age-worthy finish. 2023-35’ – Tim Atkin MW, Rioja Special Report 2023, 95/100
‘The 2011 Viña Tondonia Reserva is darker and shows riper fruit, a rounder palate and some dusty tannins. A year of ripeness, concentration and tannin, the wine is powerful with the finesse of Tondonia. Tasting this next to the textbook 2010 Tondonia revealed how this has more muscle and a wider back and the 2010 epitomizes the finesse and elegance. 2022-2029’ – Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, 94/100
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