Fresh in stock: Back-vintages of R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco
來自西班牙最堅守傳統的經典酒莊的 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco—2005、2006 及 2007剛剛到貨🇪🇸。
R. Lopez de Heredia 創立於 1877 年，至今仍由家族經營，在當今 Rioja 地區獨具一格。別人紛紛採用不鏽鋼桶和新橡木，佢哋卻忠於 19 世紀嘅傳統工藝：只選自家老叢藤葡萄、在百年舊橡木大桶發酵、🪵由酒莊自家桶匠手工製作的中性美國橡木桶陳年，絕不過濾、不加人工酵母，完全倚靠酒窖的自然生態🙌—青黴菌維持濕度85%、蜘蛛控制蟲害、僅以開窗調節溫度。走入酒窖，彷彿時光倒流。🤩
大多數Rioja白酒都以年輕清新見稱，但R. Lopez de Heredia 刻意採用氧化風格，釀出金黃色、層次豐富嘅白酒，能夠喺瓶中優雅age數十年。旗艦 Vina Tondonia葡萄園藤齡平均 40–50 年，礫石土壤媲美 Bordeaux Medoc頂級地塊，為頂級酒款提供優質果實。
經過六年桶陳，Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco 展現飽滿酒體，散發堅果、焦糖同橙皮嘅複雜香氣，果味鮮活，酸度活潑，具備極佳陳年潛力。
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Discover three back vintages of R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco—2005, 2006, and 2007—now available in-store from Spain’s most uncompromising traditional producer.🇪🇸
Founded in 1877 and still family-run, R. Lopez de Heredia stands apart in modern Rioja. While others embrace stainless steel and new oak, this estate remains loyal to 19th-century methods: only estate-grown grapes from old bush vines on limestone-rich soils, fermented in century-old 30,000-litre oak vats, and aged in neutral American oak barrels handcrafted by on-site coopers🪵. No filtration, no commercial yeasts—just a natural ecosystem🙌, with penicillin mold regulating humidity at 85%, spiders controlling pests, and temperature managed simply by opening windows. Step inside the cellars, and it feels like traveling back in time.🤩
Most white Riojas are crisp and released young, but R. Lopez de Heredia’s deliberate oxidative style yields golden, profoundly complex wines that evolve beautifully over decades. The flagship Vina Tondonia vineyard—with vines averaging 40–50 years old and gravelly soils reminiscent of Bordeaux’s Medoc finest—provides the fruit for their top cuvées.
After six years in barrel, Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco emerges rich and full-bodied, layered with nutty, caramel, and orange-peel aromas alongside vibrant fruit, all supported by lively acidity that promises many more years of graceful development.
Limited stock—these perfectly mature, timeless classics won’t last long😉.
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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