Vina Tondonia Tinto Reserva 2011 Lopez de Heredia

Classificatie	Cru Classe
Wijnsoort	Rood
Producent	Lopez de Heredia
Jaar	2011
Land	Spanje
Streek	Rioja
Druif	Tempranillo
Alcohol %	13%
Inhoud	0,75
Conditie	Perfect
Etiket	Perfect
Drinkbaar	-2040
Voorraad	28

Professionele reviews

Robert Parker (94)

The 2011 Viña Tondonia Reserva is darker and shows riper fruit, a rounder palate and some dusty tannins. A year of ripeness, concentration and tannin, the wine is powerful with the finesse of Tondonia. Tasting this next to the textbook 2010 Tondonia revealed how this has more muscle and a wider back and the 2010 epitomizes the finesse and elegance.

James Suckling (95)

A traditional beauty that effuses iron, warm earth and savory tobacco leaves, together with plums, spices and orange zest. This is juicy and still tight, with firm but savory tannins. Medium-weight and quite zesty in texture, as is the case with the other López de Heredia reds tasted this session.

Vinous (94)

The 2011 Vina Tondonia Reserva Rioja was ordered during a run of disappointing wines. It has a youthful nose, probably still too young to broach, with black plum, clove, hints of star anis and smoke. Lovely definition, though not as powerful as other vintages tasted. The palate is quite firm and structured with grippy tannins that frame the dusky black fruit with veins of blue fruit towards the finish. There is a seriousness about this Tondonia that I appreciate, though frankly, I would cellar for another decade. Tasted at Premnord in Burgundy.

Peñin (93)

Style ,pleasant, defined aromas, with personality, age nuances, classic. Colour ,Cherry, orangey edge. Aroma ,expressive, spicy, dried herbs, fine reductive notes. Flavour ,opulent, full of life, good acidity, classic aged character.

Winespectator (93)

Tim Atkin (95)