2011 Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Blanco Reserva & 5 fles Tondonia Reserva

The Vina Tondonia Blanco Reserva comes from their flagship Tondonia vineyard and is a blend of 90% Viura and 10% Malvasia and has matured for no less than six years in used barriques during and then several years of bottle aging before the wine is released on the market. What you taste is heavenly, the wine is rich, dry but soft, developed, soft, spicy, a wonderful character with the famous oxidative fresh notes of the long aging! A unique white Rioja and a unique white wine.

Lopez de Heredia really needs no introduction. The vineyards are located on the right bank of the river Ebro in Haro (Rioja Alta). The Tondonia is still made in a traditional way where fermentation of the must with skins is done in large oak barrels of 240 liters for about 7 days. The second fermentation takes place in Bordeaux barrels and is relatively long (up to six months). The wine then matures for more than 6 years in used French oak, after which there is a few more years of bottle aging before the Tondonia comes on the market. The Vina Tondonia Reserve is a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 10% Mazuelo and Graciano. Tondonia makes a very authentic and in the good sense of the word an old-fashioned Rioja and can be called unique in terms of style.

94/100 Parker
95/100 James Suckling