R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2004

Ratings on Delectable

Peter van den Besselaar Delectable Pro

Vintage 2004 | beautiful balanced Rioja | tasted blind, clearly not everyone’s taste

Vintage 2004 | beautiful balanced Rioja | tasted blind, clearly not everyone’s taste

9.3

Mike Saviage Delectable Pro

Ordered off a wine list. Nice bright dark reddish brick color. Almost opaque. Fun nose. Notes of bing cherry, cedar, earth and a little menthol. Rich and sharp in the mouth. This needed air to come around. Still a baby.

Ordered off a wine list. Nice bright dark reddish brick color. Almost opaque. Fun nose. Notes of bing cherry, cedar, earth and a little menthol. Rich and sharp in the mouth. This needed air to come around. Still a baby.

9.3

Conrad Green Delectable Pro

A warm berried nose with soft oak and a gameyness. On the palate, a bit of sour cherry, blackberry and a whiff of licorice. Lovely balance with a long life ahead

A warm berried nose with soft oak and a gameyness. On the palate, a bit of sour cherry, blackberry and a whiff of licorice. Lovely balance with a long life ahead

9.2

Jason Li Delectable Pro

Bright and concentrated. Powerful alcohol and full bodied. Got some acidity on palate

Bright and concentrated. Powerful alcohol and full bodied. Got some acidity on palate

8.6

Geoff Troup Delectable Pro

Sales Eder Brothers, Cellar Fine Wines

From a mag. Magnificent structure. Smells like barolo on the nose... petroleum, acidic fruit, roses. Big tannin and acid, both tasting quite old, but this has so much life in it. After a five hour decant, this is bursting with earth, dynamic acidity, tar, and herbs. A consistently amazing wine.

From a mag. Magnificent structure. Smells like barolo on the nose... petroleum, acidic fruit, roses. Big tannin and acid, both tasting quite old, but this has so much life in it. After a five hour decant, this is bursting with earth, dynamic acidity, tar, and herbs. A consistently amazing wine.

9.5

Weijie Shi (Jay) Delectable Pro

Slightly more oak than I remembered last time. Acidity is pretty high. Need some time to open but really classic and drinking well.

Slightly more oak than I remembered last time. Acidity is pretty high. Need some time to open but really classic and drinking well.

9.1

Peter Sultan Delectable Pro

Never tire of this, really: layers of delicate & fine red fruits, integrated tannins, that bay leaf, ground tobacco leaf urgh at its base & still oodles of time to go. So fresh.

Never tire of this, really: layers of delicate & fine red fruits, integrated tannins, that bay leaf, ground tobacco leaf urgh at its base & still oodles of time to go. So fresh.

9.4

Weijie Shi (Jay) Delectable Pro

Classic Rioja. Dill and coconut. Very young. Bone dry. Long finish

Classic Rioja. Dill and coconut. Very young. Bone dry. Long finish

9.3

Simon Gilligan Delectable Pro

The age has left the fruit leaner than a young Rioja (have to admit am used to younger more fruit forward wines), lovely dry long savoury finish with soft tannins and good complexity. Medium bodied. 38£

The age has left the fruit leaner than a young Rioja (have to admit am used to younger more fruit forward wines), lovely dry long savoury finish with soft tannins and good complexity. Medium bodied. 38£

9.3

Ellen Clifford Delectable Pro

Celebrating wine numero dos. Raisins, dill and crushed velvet. Rich but cutting.

Celebrating wine numero dos. Raisins, dill and crushed velvet. Rich but cutting.

9.2

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