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By: The Greatness of Classic Spain | By the glass ... a wine blog by Woodland Hills Wine Co.

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:29:16 +0000

[...] wine. There are a handful of top traditional wineries in Spain and two of the most important are Lopez de Heredia and CUNE, both located in [...]

By: Parker on Bordeaux 2010: great but not the greatest | Dr Vino's wine blog

Parker on Bordeaux 2010: great but not *the greatest* | Dr Vino's wine blog — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:12:26 +0000

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By: Victor de la Serna

Victor de la Serna — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:06:26 +0000

Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva 1991 and Reserva 2001 are two exceptional wines – the best two GR and R from López de Heredia for quite a while.

That said, while I applaud the great LdH wines and the attention they get in the US, I’m always surprised that discussion of fine traditional Rioja is always restricted to three or four wineries on American wine boards, and that the general impression one gets is that classic Rioja is a vanishing breed, as modern-style Philistines overwhelm the opposition. It’s not really so.

As I recently remarked on another board, one gets the impression that only a handful of bodegas are still making classic Rioja, i.e. not overextracted, not overoaked, not newoaked, more tertiary than just primary fruit. Yet, if you can find them, you’ll probably enjoy the styles of La Rioja Alta, CVNE (Reserva and up), Amézola de la Mora, Bretón, Beronia (Gran Reserva), Exeo, Hermanos Peciña, Valenciso (red and white), Finca La Emperatriz, Bodegas y Viñedos de la Marquesa (Valserrano, red and white), Lanzaga. Muga is outstanding again in traditional style (2004 Prado Enea, back to its roots) as in modern style.

Re aging higher-alcohol Riojas and other tempranillo-based wines: there’s no reason for the time being to believe that they won’t. There are some 20 year-old 14% wines out there to prove it.

By: Which reds would you cellar beyond Bordeaux? | Dr Vino's wine blog

Which reds would you cellar beyond Bordeaux? | Dr Vino's wine blog — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:46:37 +0000

[...] And, of course, for the prices Bordeaux futures are fetching, you could get plenty of Bordeaux with a decade or two of cellar age on them. There’s slightly more risk with the provenance, but the rewards come a lot sooner than pre-release Bordeaux since the pleasures of older wines can be had immediately. Or, as we recently discussed, there’s always Lopez de Heredia. [...]

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Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:40:56 +0000

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By: Blanco cepa Graves… « Gota a gota

Blanco cepa Graves… « Gota a gota — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:22:40 +0000

[...] me encuentro con el último post del señor Tyler, en su concurrido blog Dr. Vino, hablando de los legendarios vinos de López Heredia Viña Tondonia. Vinos que salen maduros de la bodega, una práctica casi extinta. Entre otros por el costo que [...]

By: Oswald

Oswald — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:16:02 +0000

I used to pair wines with food every week at a restaurant/retailer type place.
I often found it was the complete novices with fewer pre-conceived ideas about oxidation and aged whites etc. that enjoyed the Rioja whites in the style mentioned here.
Also- a pairing that worked great – Our thick slabbed bacon and melted cheddar burger worked great with aged Spanish whites. Something about their oxidized yet tangy rich flavor worked with the oozing melted cheddar and salty bacon. A glass of traditional white Rioja and that burger made for a wonderful lunch.

By: Weston

Weston — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:39:06 +0000

People are suckers, handing out money before they even get the wine pfft

Its like in Vancouver real estate here people buying apartments before they even start the foundation LOL