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Rioja Reserva Blanco, Vina Tondonia, R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia 2004

RegionSpain
Subregion Spain > Rioja
ColourWhite
TypeStill
Grape VarietyViura

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Tasting Notes

A great wine in a great vintage: Tondonia is unique. Aged for six years in wood, this cuvée of Viura with 10% Malvasia ages brilliantly, with nutty, mature, almost Sherry-like notes, remarkable freshness, acidity, and incredible grace and length.

97
Tim Atkin MW, Decanter.com, October 2017

The 2004 Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva will be released sometime in 2017, and the difference with the Gravonia is 10% of very old Malvasía Riojana that provides a unique perfume and sophistication. It feels very young and primary, impossible to guess its age. The Viura is similar to the one from Gravonia, old and on clay and limestone soils; the white grapes always on whiter, stonier soils. Fermentation was carried out in their 140-year-old oak vats with natural yeasts (a constant here), where it goes through malolactic fermentation. The nose seems less developed than in the 2007 Gravonia, younger and livelier. Even after six years in oak, the wine is not oaky, but the aromas are subtle and even a little shy. The palate is austere and it feels a little stiff, with lively acidity and pungent flavors. This feels like a superb year for this bottling, it's clear that it's a great vintage. 35,000 bottles produced.

94
Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate (226), August 2016
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