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93 JG.
"The 1987 Tondonia Gran Reserva is an excellent wine that has now reached its apogee of maturity and is drinking splendidly. The deep and classy bouquet delivers a fine mix of raspberries, hickory smoke, fresh nutmeg, herb tones, and the classic blend of Rioja spice and soil. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, long and complex, with fine mid-palate depth, lovely, tangy acids, and excellent length and grip on the complex and dancing finish. While the 1987 Tondonia Gran Reserva is a superb glass of wine today, I might be tempted to give it even a few more years in the cellar to see if an additional layer of complexity will emerge with more bottle age. An excellent vintage for this consistently excellent bottling." John Gilman, View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2009, Issue #19 |