Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia 1981
750 ml Tempranillo Rioja, Spain 1981
Vina Tondonia Rioja Reserva Tinto Lopez de Heredia 1981 is a dry, full-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 45-year-old bottle and its tannin and oak will have softened. Good with lamb, roast pork, steak, beef stew.
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£256.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.65
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Tempranillo prior
body
4 / 5
full
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
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Colour
Red
inferred from Rioja
Origin
Rioja · Rioja · Spain
inferred from Rioja
Grapes
Tempranillo
merchant feed
ABV
13.5%
Hedonism Wines product page
Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
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Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
inferred from grape and style
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
Body
lightfull
Tannin
lowhigh
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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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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