Lopez de Heredia 'Vina Tondonia' Rioja Tinto Reserva 2011 Bottle

"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." 94pts Luis Gutiérrez The Wine Advocate

I drank a bottle recently and its at a lovely place, opens up beautifully as you drink it with lovely berry fruit, classic cedary, forest floor notes, wity ripe tannins. Elegant and moreish.