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Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva 2004

Spain

Red

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Drink or Keep

100/100

Robert Parker

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98/100

James Suckling

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97/100

Vinous

Spain
complex
great wine
masterpiece

"A sublime and bewildering 100/100 Wine Advocate rating, available in very limited quantities!"

"The year was excellent, and the Viña Tondonia grapes were picked from October 11, the dates of yesteryear. I tasted the exceptional Parreno 2001 two weeks before tasting this wine, and found many similarities between the two wines. It has complex notes of forest floor, truffle, wild herbs, spices and mushrooms, as well as a touch of iodine. It is velvety, with very elegant tannins and a supple finish. It's powerful and persistent, but there's also something ethereal about it. It's full of energy, light and power. It should last almost forever. Bravo!" (Wine Advocate 2024)

Features

Estate

Lopez de Heredia

Cuvée

Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva

Vintage

2004

Designation

Rioja

Region

Spain

Grape varieties

70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacho, 10% Graciano et Mazuelo

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional

Breeding

10 years in barrel, 2 decuvages per year, fined with egg white

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Bright ruby colour

Nose

Delicate, fine and complex, with scents of licorice, dried orange peel, cedar and truffle.

Mouth

Velvety, unctuous texture, integrated tannins, aromatic, flawless balance and incredible complexity, long, intense finish with spicy, foresty flavours.

Serve

At 18-20°C, let it open gently in the glass for 5-10 min.

Open

2 hours before

Drink from

2024

Drink before

2044

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with quail stuffed with fresh porcini mushrooms, poultry liver with raspberry sauce, roast suckling pig...

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Expert opinion

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (guide 2024) 100/100 (Exceptional!)

Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva 2004 kept growing and changing in the glass during the three hours it took to taste the portfolio. I had tasted this wine on my previous visit (they don't usually open future Gran Reserva vintages), and had been very impressed. This wine was aromatic (but took a while to open in the glass), floral, perfumed, elegant and nuanced. The year was excellent, and the Viña Tondonia grapes were picked from October 11 onwards, the dates of yesteryear. I tasted the exceptional Parreno 2001 two weeks before tasting this wine, and found many similarities between the two wines. It has complex notes of forest floor, truffle, wild herbs, spices and mushrooms, as well as a touch of iodine. It is velvety, with very elegant tannins and a supple finish. It's powerful and persistent, but there's also something ethereal about it. It's full of energy, light and power. It should last almost forever. Well done! 2024-2044

Vinous A. Galloni

Vinous A. Galloni

Wine rated (2023 guide) 97/100

About the wine:

A Rioja time capsule: that's the impression you'll get when you taste López de Heredia's wines, in particular the Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia 2004. The 2004 is a blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano grapes grown in the Ebro meander in Rioja Alta. Aged for ten years in barrel and a further ten years in bottle, this brioche-colored wine displays nuances of dried black fruit, licorice, hazelnut and cedar, as well as aromas of resin, cola and spices. 2024-2030

James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (2024 guide) 98/100

Domain Rated Recommended

About the wine:

A beautifully aged gran reserva that shows the more traditional side of Rioja. Dried blood orange peel, white pepper, dried thyme, iron, berries, minerals, black sesame seeds and old books. Very bright and firm, with full body and an extremely bright, long finish. If I bought a bottle, I'd want to keep it for a few more years. Drink it or keep it.

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