Lopez Heredia, Tondonia Blanco Gran Reserva Vintage:1994 32 ha parcel)

32 ha parcel)

The Tempranillo is more like a bull in Toro

This is such a pretty wine

Mild bricking

on the plateau calcaire

Lopez Heredia, Tondonia Blanco Gran Reserva Vintage:1994 32 ha parcel)(aged for nine and a half years in American oak barrels and then held in bottle for at least nine years before release) Limpid, brass tinged yellow gold. Highly pungent, heady aromas of orange pith, dried peach, iodine, jasmine, honey and toasted brioche pick up a smoky mineral nuance as the wine opens up. Deeply concentrated and expansive in the mouth, offering palate coating marmalade, pit fruit and sweet butter flavors that show a refreshingly