Tondonia and Clos Roche Blanche

Jay_Miller · June 13, 2019, 1:07pm

2003 Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Reserva
Soft and attractive fruit with a slight sour note running through it that integrates nicely with air. Beautiful match with a piece of salmon.

2005 Clos Roche Blanche Cot
Magnificent, fresh, life affirming and a delight to drink. A slight touch of band-aidy brett only addes to the complexity and does not detract from the earthiness.

On day 2 the Rioja has faded a bit but the CRB is showing pure raspberryish fruit

Otto_Forsberg · June 13, 2019, 2:05pm

It’s definitely a skill of sorts to write a tasting note on a wine spanning a period of 2 days and I still don’t know whether you write of a white or red wine.

Jay_Miller · June 13, 2019, 2:18pm

Cot (also known as malbec) is a red grape.

Mikko_R · June 13, 2019, 2:27pm

And what about Tondonia?

Otto_Forsberg · June 13, 2019, 2:28pm

O boyo

Otto_Forsberg · June 13, 2019, 2:28pm

This.

Mikko_R · June 13, 2019, 2:39pm

I bet Tondonia is a red variety

Otto_Forsberg · June 13, 2019, 2:45pm

I don’t know, IIRC Heredia has a wine made of white Tondonia grapes as well…

Jay_Miller · June 13, 2019, 4:15pm

Ah, good point. The Tondonia was red. My bad.

DougS · June 13, 2019, 4:18pm

The '03 Tondonia (red) was a real winner on release. I had a significant preference for that over the '04, even though the '04 will probably be best when it’s more mature.

Otto_Forsberg · June 13, 2019, 5:37pm

Thank you!

Mike_Grammer · June 13, 2019, 7:41pm

Haven’t had the 03. Have tasted the 04 multiple times and very solid stuff. I actually think the 05 Tondonia might end up the best of that triptych though. Thanks for the notes, Jay.