Viña Tondonia Reserva 2012
38.66₣ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2012 Viña Tondonia Reserva comes from a very dry year, with 25% less rain than the average (at the time), resulting in lower yields of very healthy grapes that delivered wines with nice balance between alcohol and polyphenols, making it very apt for the aging in barrel. It had a slightly longer élevage in barrel, six years. The wine is aromatic with a developed profile, spicy and tertiary (forest floor, a touch of brick dust and iodine), complex and nuanced. The palate is full and round, with polished tannins and a long, dry finish. It has a textbook Tondonia nose and profile. 250,000 bottles produced.
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
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Size
Appellation
Alcohol
13.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 6 years in French oak barrels.
Description
Viña Tondonia Reserva is a red wine made from classic varietals such as Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, and Mazuelo. This wine is produced by the Bodega López de Heredia Viña Tondonia in the D.O.Ca. La Rioja.
The grapes used to make this wine come from a vineyard that is more than 50 years old and measures approximately 150 hectares located on the right bank of the Ebro River, at an altitude between 438 and 489 metres above sea level.
The vineyard is located on soils ranging from alluvial to clay-limestone, with the presence of gravel and pebbles.
Winemaking
Viña Tondonia Reserva is made using a traditional vinification process. The grapes are harvested by hand. Once in the winery, the grapes go through a destemmer and the must ferments with the skins in large oak vats of 240 hectolitres. The wine is aged for 6 years, subjected to 2 annual rackings and clarified with egg whites before being bottled unfiltered.
Taste
In the mouth it is dry but juicy, smooth, round, with refined tannins, appetising and with an extraordinary freshness, auguring its long life.
A great classic wine
Viña Tondonia Reserva, carries the secret of well-selected grapes; each of its bottles carries a somewhat mystical touch, a journey to the past, but enjoyed in the present. It is a wine ready to be consumed, but at the same time it has a long life.
In the gastronomic field, it is ideal to accompany all kinds of vegetables, meats, tapas and a variety of hors d'oeuvres.
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