Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva Blanco Lopez de Heredia 2005

Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva Blanco Lopez de Heredia 2005

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  • Robert Parker rating 95
  • Vinous rating 94
Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva Blanco Lopez de Heredia 2005
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75 cl

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The 2005 Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva is a refined white wine influenced by the vineyards of Graves in Bordeaux. The vintage of 2005 was exceptional, and harvesting took place prior to the rains on October 12th. While predominantly Viura [Macabeo], it consistently includes around 10% Malvasía Riojana. The white grape varieties are cultivated on soils rich in limestone. The wine underwent a maturation process in used oak barriques for six years before being bottled.
94 Vinous
Shimmering yellow-gold. Expansive aromas of lemon marmalade, peach nectar, chamomile, toasted nuts and honey, plus a hint of spicy ginger in the background. Broad and fleshy in the mouth, offering intense citrus and pit fruit, buttered toast and honey flavors and a subtle mineral undertone. Finishes very long and smooth, with building florality and repeating toast and pit fruit notes.Josh Raynolds1st April 2021

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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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