Lopez de Heredia - Vina Tondonia: Vina Tondonia Reserva 2013

Lopez de Heredia - Vina Tondonia: Vina Tondonia Reserva 2013

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Tempranillo 70%, Garnacha 20%, Graciano 5%, Mazuelo 5%
5
rød, tør
13,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2026–2056
Pakket ind i: 6s
9
saftig
silkeblød og aromatisk
struktureret
3
Lobenberg: 96+/100
Galloni: 97/100
Tim Atkin: 96/100
Parker: 95/100
Suckling: 95/100
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Spanien, Rioja
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Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Vina Tondonia Reserva 2013

96+
/100

Spontangæret i gamle, store træfade. Modnet i 6 år på gamle barriques og yderligere 2 år på flaske før frigivelse. Koncentreret aroma i glasset, en drømmeagtig balance i munden og en næsten overdådig smag ledsager denne vin. Bærfrugtens sødme er unik. Mørk blomme med blåbær, brombær, mørke jordbær, tørrede blomster og krydderurter, understøttet af lidt eksotisk appelsinskal og et strejf af nøddeagtig Nutella. Jern, tobak og jord fuldender næsen. Fin, støvet, kridtagtig tanninstruktur, snarere fin end kraftig. De sunde druer kommer 100 % fra den privilegerede Tondonia-vinmark, som blev plantet på højre bred af Ebro-floden i 1913/14. Vinen er opkaldt efter denne vinmark. 70% Tempranillo og 20% Garnacha sammen med lidt Graciano og Mazuelo. De indtryk, der dominerer sammen med den intense, men aldrig fede frugt, er overvældende: en overflod af saft, medium krop, stor elegance, delikate krydderier, tobak, jord og tørrede blomster, fine jod-, tjære- og lædersmage. En utrolig koncentreret, aldrig fed, aldrig overvældende, snarere strålende, forbløffende elegant, fin og meget langtidsholdbar Reserva. En fornøjelse, selv når den er ung. Det er sikkert, at den om 20 år eller mere vil fortsætte med at ændre karakter i retning af elegance og være mindst lige så spændende, som den er nu.

97
/100

Galloni om: Vina Tondonia Reserva

The 2013 Reserva Viña Tondonia is a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 10% Graciano and Mazuelo, grown in the calcareous soils of the Tondonia meander in Rioja Alta. Aged extensively in American oak, it offers restrained black fruit, wild herbs, balsamic hints and sweet spices with gentle cedar and vanilla notes. Medium-bodied with chalky grip and a layered, tertiary finish, this is a benchmark classic—refined, enduring and unmistakably Tondonia.

96
/100

Tim Atkin om: Vina Tondonia Reserva

Patrician is the word that springs to mind when you taste a Viña Tondonia red. Even in one of the worst Rioja vintages of the last 20 years, the quality of the terroir and Mercedes López de Heredia's winemaking shine through. A wine that often benefits from decanting, this is a seamless cuvée of Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 5% each of Mazuelo and Graciano, with impressive focus and freshness, savoury, sinewy tannins and a red-fruited, earthy palate that flirts between sweetness and sourness. Gloriously unique.

95
/100

Parker om: Vina Tondonia Reserva

The canonical red 2013 Viña Tondonia Reserva has a developed nose of dried roses and tar that transported me to Piamonte but soon took me back to the López de Heredia cellars in Haro with the mixture of mushrooms, truffles, damp earth and decayed leaves, hints of brick dust and spice. 2013 was a rainy year, with 753 liters of it, well above the average of 530 liters in Haro. It was also a cooler year, and the ripeness was slow, so they didn't start picking until the seventh of October, but they had to hurry up because of the risk of botrytis. The crop was not so big, because they suffered from hail in July that affected the Viña Tondonia, coupled with strong winds that broke many branches. The breakdown in 2013 comes to 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacho and 5% each Graciano and Mazuelo that fermented in old oak vats with indigenous yeasts. All the wines age in old American oak barrels in their caves, in this case for no less than six years. It comes in at 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.4 and 6.6 grams of acidity, perhaps a lighter vintage with higher acidity that translates into a lot of energy, a fine-boned palate and very fine tannins with a vibrant finish. 190,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2021. It should be released in the spring of 2025, almost 12 years after the harvest. And look at the price...

95
/100

Suckling om: Vina Tondonia Reserva

An open, balsamic expression of Tondonia. It’s charming and complex, with white truffles, biscuits, roasted macadamia nuts and a touch of Parmesan cheese. Bright and expressive, with a medium body and a long, fluid finish. Beautiful now, but should hold well for the next few years. Drink or hold.

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Lopez de Heredia – Vina Tondonia

Vingården "López de Heredia" blev grundlagt i Haro i 1877. Ved århundredeskiftet blev virksomheden anset for at være teknologisk førende takket være sin franske kælderteknologi. I dag drives virksomheden af fjerde generation, María José López de Heredia.

Vina Tondonia Reserva 2013