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Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia 1970

750 ml Tempranillo Rioja, Spain 1970

Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia 1970 is a dry, medium-bodied red from Tempranillo (Rioja, Spain), in the rich, smooth reds style. Tannins are moderate and acidity moderate; oak influence is heavy. Those scales describe the wine when young; this is a 56-year-old bottle and its tannin and oak will have softened. Good with lamb, roast pork, steak, beef stew.

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£484.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.7
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Tempranillo prior
body
3 / 5
medium
Tempranillo prior · Rioja rule
tannin
3 / 5
moderate
Tempranillo prior · Rioja rule
acidity
3 / 5
moderate
Tempranillo prior · Rioja rule
oak
5 / 5
heavy
Tempranillo prior · Rioja rule
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Rich, smooth reds
rules-v1
Colour
Red
inferred from Rioja
Origin
Rioja · Rioja · Spain
inferred from Rioja
Grapes
Tempranillo
merchant feed
ABV
12.5%
Hedonism Wines product page
Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Occasions
dinner party · steak night · gift · special occasion
inferred
About Tempranillo
Typical aromas: red plum, strawberry, cherry, dried fig. Serve at 16–18 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Tempranillo · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
full · 4/5
Tannin
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Acidity
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Oak
noneheavy
noticeable · 4/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia Magnum 2001
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Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia Magnum 2014
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La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva 2020
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Merchant's description

López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Reserva Tinto 1970 is a medium-bodied , blended red wine from the Rioja region of Spain. Lopez de Heredia is one of the most celebrated names in Rioja winemaking, producing steadfastly traditional Rioja wines from its iconic bodega in Haro since the late 19th century. American oak is preferred to French, while the estate`s wines undergo extended maturation in barrel – from six years up to 10 years for the Gran Reservas – before release.

Other vintages of Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia we list
1981£256.00
The same wine in a different year. Vintages differ; our taste profile is derived per vintage only where the merchant's text differs.
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