Lopez de Heredia Reserva Vina Tondonia 2013
CRITICAL ACCLAIM:
“The 2013 Reserva Viña Tondonia is a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 10% Graciano and Mazuelo, grown in the calcareous soils of the Tondonia meander in Rioja Alta. Aged extensively in American oak, it offers restrained black fruit, wild herbs, balsamic hints and sweet spices with gentle cedar and vanilla notes. Medium-bodied with chalky grip and a layered, tertiary finish, this is a benchmark classic—refined, enduring and unmistakably Tondonia.” - 97 PTS., JOAQUIN HIDALGO, VINOUS MEDIA (05/2025)
“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…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. 190,000 bottles produced. 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...” - 95 PTS., LUIS GUTIERREZ, WINE ADVOCATE (02/2025)
WINERY NOTES:
"TASTING: COLOUR - Vibrant red leading slightly towards amber. NOSE - Light fresh texture with notes of vanilla and dried berry aromas. TASTE - Rich, very dry, smooth, developed. Firm tannins and good balance.”
GRAPE VARIETIES: Tempranillo (75%), Garnacho (15%), Graciano and Mazuelo (10%), all from our own vineyards.
AGEING PERIOD IN BARRELS: 6 years, racked twice a year and fined with fresh egg whites.
AGEING PERIOD IN BOTTLE: Rest, unfiltered, bottled in 75 and 37.5 cl. bottles.
GASTRONOMY: Goes well with all meat dishes however prepared. A perfect partner to a Leg of New Season Welsh Lamb stuffed with wild garlic, rosemary and anchovies.”