A Rioja Legend That Ages Like No Other - R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia
這幾支陳年Rioja再次提醒我們，真正有靈魂同耐性嘅葡萄酒，味道可以有幾正😍。
自1877年起，R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia喺西班牙Haro一直堅持用最傳統嘅方法釀酒。呢間標誌性傳統Rioja酒莊，只用自家葡萄園老藤種植嘅葡萄，喺百年橡木大桶發酵，再喺自家製中性美國橡木桶陳年。唔過濾、唔用人工酵母——只靠佢哋傳奇地下酒窖嘅活生態，佈滿霉菌嘅牆壁維持完美濕度，讓時間慢慢施展魔法👏🏻。
酒莊核心係著名嘅Vina Tondonia葡萄園：超過100公頃石灰石豐富嘅沖積土壤，位於Ebro河畔。呢片優質嘅Rioja風土，賦予佢哋酒款標誌性結構、深邃複雜度，同驚人陳年潛力。
好開心宜家搵到呢幾支保存得好好嘅陳年Rioja：
Vina Tondonia Reserva 1981 — 深邃絲滑紅酒🍷，層次豐富，有乾櫻桃、皮革、煙草等風味，經過 45 年後依然展現絕佳和諧
Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Rosado 2010 — 罕有嘅長時間桶陳粉紅酒，帶乾草莓、香料，深度同優雅度令人驚喜
Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2005、2006 & 2007 — 金黃色氧化風格傑作，散發烤榛子、糖漬橙、焦糖，酸度鮮明活潑
呢啲唔單止係舊酒，更係傳統工藝、卓越風土同數十年耐心完美結合嘅典範。
如果你鍾意充滿個性同歷史底蘊嘅陳年 Rioja，呢幾支 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia 珍藏絕對值得一試。強烈推薦！✨
We love classic Rioja, but these mature bottles showed us once again what real soul and patience can taste like — profound, alive, and utterly captivating.😍
Since 1877, R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia has quietly done things the old way in Haro, Spain. This iconic traditional Rioja winery uses only estate-grown grapes from old vines, ferments in century-old oak vats, and ages the wines in neutral American oak barrels handmade on-site by their own coopers. No filtration, no cultured yeasts — just the living ecology of their legendary underground cellars, where mold-covered walls maintain perfect humidity and time works its slow magic👏🏻.
The heart of the estate is the renowned Vina Tondonia vineyard: over 100 hectares of limestone-rich alluvial soils beside the Ebro River. This exceptional Rioja terroir delivers the signature structure, profound complexity, and remarkable aging potential that define their wines.
We’re thrilled to have these exceptional mature Rioja bottles in perfect condition:
Vina Tondonia Reserva 1981 — a profound, silky red🍷 layered with dried cherry, leather, tobacco, and effortless harmony after 45 years.
Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Rosado 2010 — one of the world’s rare long-barrel-aged roses, offering dried strawberries, spice, and surprising depth and elegance.
Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2005, 2006 & 2007 — golden, oxidative masterpieces revealing toasted hazelnut, candied orange, caramel, and vibrant, lively acidity.
These aren’t just old wines. They are living proof of traditional Rioja at its very best — where exceptional terroir, old-school craftsmanship and decades of patience create something truly special.
If you love age-worthy Rioja wines with real character and history, these mature R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia treasures are absolute gems.. Highly recommended. ✨
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva 1981 - Bt | JS93
HK$2150
Orange hued ruby. Some amber, too. This is holding on nicely with sour cherries and plums. Orange peel. Lot of flowers. It's medium-bodied with bright and tangy acidity. Hints of leather and nuts. Drink or hold.
-93, James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, August 2023
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Rosado 2010 - Bt | RP96
HK$1500
The 2010 Viña Tondonia Rosado Gran Reserva was hitting on all cylinders. It was produced with 60% Garnacho (they use the masculine of the name here), 30% Tempranillo and 10% white Viura from vines averaging 91 years of age. Like all the wines, it fermented with indigenous yeasts (they have never used selected yeasts) in the 142 oak vats they have used since the beginning and then matured in old American oak barrels for four years. There is tons of complexity and nuance here; it's super elegant and layered, and as the wine sat in the glass, it developed more and more complex aromas, a subtle combination of balsam, red acid berries, a hint of medicine, fennel and wet chalk, a diesel-like touch, old wood and mushroom (beetroot?), licorice and yellow flowers, sweet spices... There's a lot more of everything. It's clean and crystalline, fresh and long, with terrific balance and depth. This has to be the finest rosado of recent times... 25,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in April 2016.
-96, Luis Gutiérrez,Issue 251 End of October 2020, The Wine Advocate, October 2020
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2005 - Bt | RP95
HK$1600
The 2005 Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva is a fine and elegant wine inspired by the vineyards of Graves in Bordeaux. 2005 was an excellent vintage, when 154 hectares of vineyards from the 170 they own were in production. The grapes were picked before the rains of October 12th. This is mostly Viura (Macabeo), but it always contains some 10% Malvasía Riojana, and the white varieties are always planted on whiter, limestone-rich soils. It matured in used oak barriques for six years before bottling. María José and Mercedes López de Heredia told me their Viura, with the low yields they get (often 2,000 kilograms per hectare), shows less of the vintage differences, and even in torrid years like 2003, the wines do not show heat. It's very interesting comparing this with the Gravonia from 2008, as this showed higher ripeness and a lot more developed aromas, nuttier with hints of hay and straw, honey and also chamomile and dried flowers. But the oak is never obvious in the wine, it only adds spiciness but no wood aromas. 2005 was also a warmer, riper and more powerful vintage, which shows more in the palate, which is round and powerful with pungent flavors. 20,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2013 over two consecutive days.
-95, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate, March 2018
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2006 - Bt | RP95
HK$1600
One of two vintages I tasted of the white from the Viña Tondonia, the 2006 Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva is from a warm and ripe year, but the wine doesn't show heat. It feels a little riper than the 2007 I tasted next to it. It has more depth and complexity than the Gravonia, with the aromatic profile closer to a white Hermitage than any other white I can think of. The palate is bone dry, with some austerity and pungent flavors, where the flavors include lemon peel, beeswax, herbal tea and dry hay. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2015.
-95, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate, June 2019
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2007 - Bt | RP96
HK$1600
They developed the superb 2007 Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva following the founder of López de Heredia's admiration for the wines of Graves, austere and dry whites. 2007 was a very good vintage in Rioja, much better than anticipated, and the wines are evolving slowly and in a positive way. This is not an exception, and the wine is vibrant, lively and tasty, with a dry, umami/salty finish. María José López de Heredia considers 2007 a great vintage for their wines—extraordinary, with freshness and almost as good as 2010. There will be a Viña Tondonia Blanco Gran Reserva. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2016 and should be released in October/November 2016.
-96, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate, June 2019
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