Vina Tondonia comes from the Rioja firm R Lopez de Heredia, a firm that
specializes in long aging of their wine. Another one is Castillo Ygay which is
the topic of another tidbit later. There is a tradition of aging Rioja in
barrels for a long time. I think this wine was bought in one of my Japan visits
between 1999 and when it was drunk at the second Peter's Wine Circle gathering
in December 2002. It was overshadowed on the night by a Parker-style new wave
Rioja (1994) as well as an older traditional Rioja, a 1970 Ygay which will be
the subject of that later tidbit.
Tondonia is now available in Hong Kong (this
bottle was bought in Tokyo), and in old vintages too! I recently bought some
1990 white Rioja (21 years old!) and some 2000 Tondonia. Just this last
weekend, I saw a new shipment including a Gran Reserva of the same year as
above; it sure looked tempting. The other wine from the same firm, Bosconia is
also available, and in similarly ancient vintages too!
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