Lopez de Heredia Rioja Reserva Vina Tondonia 2012 Reasonable Cellar and candied kumquat notes

and candied kumquat notes

Rich and dense

honey and a touch of balanced minerality

Grande Champagne Cognac is known to be the bechmark and this is an amazing bottle

Lopez de Heredia Rioja Reserva Vina Tondonia 2012 Reasonable Cellar and candied kumquat notesFrom one of Spain's most historic bodegasoperating since 1877this traditional Reserva represents serious old school Rioja. Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, and Mazuelo spent six years aging in American oak before bottling. A dry year yielded healthy grapes with perfect balance between alcohol and tannin. The garnet wine reveals ash and plum marmalade aromas with herbal undertones, a chalky texture, and a compact, flavorful finish built for decades