2004 | L. Heredia | Tondonia Reserva Library Release

Viña Tondonia Reserva 2004 is a classic Rioja wine and a benchmark for the great power of bottle aging of great wines. Designed with the most emblematic vineyard of the R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia winery, it is born from a vintage that received the qualification of Excellent in the DOCa. Rioja (2004), and is made using traditional methods: selected grapes, fermented in wooden vats, clarified with fresh egg whites and aged for 6 years in American oak barrels built in the winery's own cooperage.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2004 Viña Tondonia Reserva is a completely different story. It is a worthy follower of the 2001, the greatest of the Viña Tondonia Reservas of recent times. It has the usual blend and usual levels of alcohol and acidity, bottled after six years in oak barrels. The nose feels savory (if that's possible–umami?) and developed, with tertiary aromas and good balance between spices, leathery notes, cherries and balsamic notes of cigar box and incense. The palate is both round and crisp, with refined tannins. It has very good balance with subtle acidity and very good persistence.

• James Suckling: Very perfumed with dried flowers plus hints of leather and smoke. Lots of depth and elegance to this wine with polished velvety tannins and a long finish. Wonderful texture.

Producer Information

The family owned bodega López Heredia, one of Rioja’s oldest and most traditional establishments, was founded in 1913 by Rafael López de Heredia, three generation later the family Lopez de Heredia continue to devote themselves to producing exceptional and unique wines. Located in the heart of the Rioja Alta region, Viña Tondonia is a beautiful vineyard and one of the most spectacular in Haro, of over 100 ha. situated in a shell like depression on the right bank of the river Ebro, the soil is alluvial clay with a high proportion of limestone. The grapes from Viña Tondonia are always used in making their highest quality wine.

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