Showing a good depth of color the wine offers a rich dose of chocolate covered plums and cherries with tobacco leaf

It is thoughtfully balanced on the long-lingering finish with a tannic edge and lifting acidity

this is not to say that it is an elegant wine though it is less youthfully austere than I typically find with this wine

leaf and smoke create the perfume

drink this beauty anytime over the coming 12-15 years

Lopez Heredia, Tondonia Tinto Reserva other_regions_italy Showing a good depth ofThe 2001 Vina Tondonia Reserva is bridled with a lovely nose of decayed red fruit, fireside hearth, a touch of mulberry and small red cherry. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannins, crisp red fruits (wild strawberry and cranberry) with a sharp, vibrant, tense, tannic finish that has immense precision. There is a slight saline note lingering in the mouth after the wine has (regretfully) departed. Drink now 2030+