Vina Tondonia Rioja Gran Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia (Damaged Capsule) 1994

Vina Tondonia Rioja Gran Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia (Damaged Capsule) 1994

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  • Robert Parker rating 96
  • Vinous rating 95
Vina Tondonia Rioja Gran Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia (Damaged Capsule) 1994
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HED57249

75 cl

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R López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Gran Reserva Tinto 1994 is a full-bodied, blended red wine from the Rioja region of Spain. R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia is the distinguished Rioja producer hailed globally as one of the greatest wine estates. Originally established in 1877, it boasts a reputation deeply rooted in its steadfast adherence to traditional winemaking practices. The Gran Reserva from the excellent 1994 Rioja vintage is a blend of 75% Tempranillo, 15% Grenache, 5% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo. "It’s a real surprise just how suddenly these terrifically aged wines have become so fashionable. This gran reserva is magisterial. a combination of power and lean elegance. With up to 10 years of age in US oak, the wine is attenuated in colour, but not in palate strength. Forest-floor aromas, delicate and supple in the mouth and very long. And look at the alcohol!" Decanter, 2020
95 Vinous
(aged for nine years in American oak barrels and then held in bottle for a minimum of eight years before release) Brilliant red. A highly complex, expansive bouquet evokes cherry liqueur, pipe tobacco, incense, vanilla and woodsmoke, accompanied by hints of five-spice powder and licorice in the background. Sweet, expansive and seamless in texture, offering intense cherry-vanilla, spicecake and rose pastille flavors that deepen slowly as the wine opens up. Fully mature but with plenty of life left in it, this wine finishes impressively long, supple and sweet, displaying discreet tannins, resonating spiciness and suave florality. I reviewed this wine five years ago and am very happy to say that it has improved with additional bottle age. Josh Raynolds1st January 2017

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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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