López de Heredia Tondonia Blanco 2004

Walnut and dried fruit worn like a favourite tweed jacket, six years of barrel in every seam. I admire the devotion more than I fell for it — the oxidative style holds the fruit at arm's length.

Flight 3. Traditional white Rioja, around 6 years in barrel; the epitome of the oxidative style. Runner-up white.

Tasted at «Off the Beaten Track», an LCV Suisse evening on 12 January 2024. The circle's average: 17.53/20 — my score: 16.5/20.