1981 Lopez de Heredia "Vina Tondonia" Gran Reserva Rioja

Bid on this 2-bottle lot of 1981 Lopez de Heredia "Vina Tondonia" Gran Reserva Rioja (96JG, 95RP, 94JS, 93VN). John Gilman: " The 1981 Viña Bosconia Gran Reserva is a stunningly beautiful example of this great Rioja vintage. The gorgeous aromatic constellation delivers scents of raspberries, cherries, very salty minerality, orange zest, cigar wrapper, a touch of celery seed and a pungent topnote of rose petals. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and very refined in profile, with a lovely core of red fruit, superb soil signature, melted tannins and a very long, vibrant and complex finish. This is cut in the same style as the 1991 Viña Bosconia, but with even better depth in the mid-palate and a longer, more complete finish. A stunning wine with decades of life still ahead of it!" (04/2022)