Tondonia Vina Tondonia Reserva White 2010

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Tondonia
Label Name:
 
Vina Tondonia Reserva White
Vintage:
 
2010
Country:
 
Spain
Region:
 
Rioja (Rioja Alta)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
Viura (90%), Malvasía (10%)
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (Luis Gutiérrez) 96 pts; James Suckling 98 pts; widely praised by critics and noted for long ageing (producer/wine‑searcher listings)

Tasting Note
Candied citrus, fig and burnt orange with walnut, toast, dried tobacco and salted caramel; bright, chalky acidity, medium–full body and a nutty, saline, lingering finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled seafood, shellfish, roast chicken, paella, aged Manchego or nutty cheeses. Asian: steamed or soy‑poached fish, tempura, sushi (fatty fish), Chinese steamed fish, Korean grilled fish.

Production Method
Pressed and fermented in oak, matured in well‑seasoned American oak barrels for about six years, racked twice yearly, fined with egg whites, unfiltered prior to bottling.

Vineyard Info
R. López de Heredia is a family‑run Rioja estate founded in 1877 in Haro; famed for very long barrel ageing and traditional methods producing ageworthy Viña Tondonia wines.