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Winemaker's Notes
Vina Tondonia Red Reserva follows Lopez de Heredia's longstanding Rioja method, blending estate-grown Tempranillo with Garnacho, Graciano, and Mazuelo. It spends six years in barrel with two rackings per year, is fined with fresh egg whites, and is bottled without filtration.
The winery characterizes the wine as a vivid red evolving toward amber, with delicate vanilla and dried-berry aromas. The palate is rich, dry, smooth, and mature, supported by firm tannins and balance; the producer recommends the style with a broad range of meat dishes.
Critic Ratings - 2013 Vintage
James Suckling Review - Rated 96: Aromas of rust, game and dried flowers, with a fresh, fleshy quality that is very appealing. The tannins are highly polished, supple and enveloping, supported by lively acidity. Nervy, with delicate, ethereal fruit. Drinkable now, yet with the structure to evolve beautifully.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate Review - Rated 95: 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 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. 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...
| Winery | R. Lopez de Heredia |
| Country/Region | Rioja, Spain |
| Year | 2013 |
| Grape Varietal | Tempranillo |
| Size | 750 ML |
| ABV | 13% |
| Wine Style | Red Wine |
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