2010 López de Heredia "Viña Tondonia" Rioja Reserva, Rioja, Spain

ABOUT THIS WINE López de Heredia, one of the world’s most traditional and venerated producers, has long mastered the discipline of winemaking and the tedium of incredibly long aging. Each soulful bottling of Tondonia is a timeless expression of Rioja classicism; the ultimate gold nugget. This is a big and deep wine, but still exquisite. Serve at 65 degrees F in either Burgundy or Bordeaux stemware. Let decant for a minimum of 1 hour. This wine will pair beautifully with a roast lamb with anchovy, garlic, and rosemary. The Regulatory Council has awarded the 2010 Rioja vintage the official rating of “Excellent”. This is the result of the rigorous qualification process through analysis and tasting to which the more than four thousand representative samples of the 284.29 million litres of wine produced from this vintage have been subjected. A result that confirms the great expectations that had been aroused by the high quality of the grapes harvested during the grape harvest and the subseq