Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva 2004
HK$ 2,699.28
López de Heredia Viña Tondonia
Rioja
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2004 Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva didn't stop growing and changing in the glass for the good three hours that lasted the tasting of the portfolio. I had tasted this wine on my previous visit (they don't usually open future Gran Reserva vintages), and I was very impressed. This was aromatic (but took some time in the glass to open up), floral, perfumed, elegant and nuanced. The year was excellent, textbook, and the grapes from Viña Tondonia were picked from the 11th of October, the dates from yesteryear. I had the exceptional 2001 Parreno two weeks before I tasted this wine, and I found many similarities between both wines. It has complex notes of forest floor, truffle, wild herbs, spices and mushrooms and a touch of iodine. This is velvety, with super elegant tannins and a supple finish. It has clout and persistence, but there's also something ethereal about it. It's full of energy, light and power. This should be almost eternal. Bravo! 24,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2018.
Features
Type of wine
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Size
Appellation
Alcohol
12.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 10 years in French oak barrels.
Description
Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva is a red wine made from classic varietals such as Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, and Mazuelo. This wine is produced by the Bodega López de Heredia Viña Tondonia in the D.O.Ca. La Rioja.
The grapes used to produce this wine come from the Viña Tondonia estate, an idyllic vineyard of more than 100 ha. planted between 1913 and 1914 measuring approximately 110 hectares located on the right bank of the Ebro River, at an altitude of approximately 438 to 489 metres.
The vineyard is located on soils ranging from alluvial to clay-limestone, with the presence of gravel and pebbles.
Winemaking
Viña Tondonia Reserva is made using a traditional vinification process. The grapes are harvested by hand at the optimum point of ripeness of the grapes. Once in the winery, the grapes go through a destemmer and the must ferments with the skins in large 240-hectolitre oak vats.
The wine is aged for 10 years in French oak barrels, which are racked twice a year. The wine matures and reaches the right point and is clarified with egg whites before being bottled unfiltered.
Taste
In the mouth it is tasty, round, smooth and evolved, with well-resolved tannins, good acidity, and with an extraordinary freshness, auguring its long life.
A wine in the style of the classics of the 50s and 60s.
Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva is a deep wine that has developed complexity and distinction with ageing. A red wine that will leave an unforgettable sensation in your mouth.
It is the perfect accompaniment to all types of meat or poultry, grilled fish and without strong seasoning.
And you, what are you waiting for to try this delicious wine?
Shipping to Hong Kong
Estimated transit time: 3 working days.
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