Vina Tondonia Rioja Gran Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia 1976

Vina Tondonia Rioja Gran Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia 1976

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Vina Tondonia Rioja Gran Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia 1976
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The remarkable 1976 Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva presents a rich array of tertiary notes, including hints of leather, liquorice, coffee beans, earthiness, and dried prunes. All these nuances unfold gracefully on a medium-bodied structure notable for its elegance. Distinguishing itself from the Bosconia Gran Reserva, it is marked by a sweeter and riper profile, accompanied by a lingering thread of warm alcohol that frames the long and resonant finish.
92 Vinous
Thirty years after the vintage the two 1976 Gran Reservas still fully express the qualities of their unique terroirs. The outstanding 1976 Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva offers a multitude of tertiary nuances in its suggestions of leather, licorice, coffee beans, earthiness and dried prunes on a medium-bodied frame of notable elegance. It is sweeter and riper than the Bosconia Gran Reserva, with a resonating note of alcoholic warmth that frames the long, lingering finish.Antonio Galloni1st October 2006

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Mastery of traditional Rioja winemaking

A fixture in El Barrio del Estacion de Haro since 1877, R López de Heredia (also known as Viña Tondonia) is the prototypical traditionalist Rioja. Managed by Maria José López de Heredia and her winemaker sister, Mercedes, López de Heredia has mastered the ability to craft profound, long-lived wines in large volumes. Key to its success is its terroir – the grapes, soil and microclimate of its patch of Rioja Alta (all López de Heredia wines are produced with estate-grown fruit). Another factor is its insistence on extended ageing, in barrel and bottle, before releasing its wines. The flagship Viña Tondonia reserva, for example, is aged for five to six years in barrel (used American oak, Bordeaux-sized barrels), then up to a further six years in bottle before release; their longevity is legendary.

The reds start with Viña Cubillo: a crianza that is more akin to a Gran Reserva. Then there are the more concentrated Viña Bosconia and Viña Tondonia reservas. Bosconia is soft, full-bodied and earthy; Tondonia more finely structured and elegant. Both are Tempranillo-based, with smaller proportions of Mazuelo and Graciano. Look out for the oxidative white, Viña Gravonia, made from Viura grown in the estate’s Zaconia vineyard.

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