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The August 2019 Auction: Part 4

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Auction Ends: 8/22/2019 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #703. R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia Tinto 1968

Description: Consists of 1 Bottle, 0.75L
Score: 95 JG.
"I cannot recall having crossed paths previously with the ’68 Tondonia Gran Reserva, and given how beautifully this bottle showed, I do not intend to wait a long time until having the next bottle of this brilliant wine. The bouquet is deep, pure and perfumed, as it soars from the glass in a beautiful mélange of cherries, orange zest, cinnamon sticks, lovely soil tones, a touch of nutskin and a distinct topnote of rose petals. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and spicy, with a fine core, great length and grip and still a bit of tannin to resolve on the long and palate-staining finish. A great, great bottle of Rioja." John Gilman, View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2009, Issue #19
Provenance: The Haro Cellar
Notes: High shoulder, chipped wax capsule, damp stained, nicked, lightly bin soiled, lightly mold stained label.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $700

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