Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva 2008 (OCC 6)
Price: $350 / bottle
Color: | Red |
Vintage: | 2008 |
Producer: | - |
Classification: | - |
Region: | Rioja Alta |
Sub-region: | - |
Size: | 75cl |
Minimum order: | 1 bottle |
Expert Score:
Robert Parker (RP) | Jancis Robinson (JR) | Wine Spectator (WS) |
---|---|---|
95 | - | - |
Description
By Tim Atkin (TA97)
They have kept 2005 and 2006 for now, and they are releasing the 2007 Único from a lighter vintage that is accessible already; they will even sell 2008 before 2005 and 2006. 2007 was a cold vintage in Ribera and it produced lighter, fresher wines (perhaps not as problematic as 2008, but there was also frost in 2007). The wine might be a tad lighter than other vintages, but it’s more structured than 2008; it combines elegance and power, is nicely balanced and should be able to develop in bottle for many years.
By Robert Parker in 2020 (RP95)
By BB&R
This exquisite and superb-value wine has a fine, elegant nose of fresh red-cherry fruit and sweet spice, and a perfumed bouquet with hints of pot pourri, raspberry tea and red liquorice. The acidity – one of López de Heredia’s trademarks – is astonishing, as is its complexity and freshness, while the finish is enduring, mouthcoating and intense.