Christmas 2022 advent calendar, day 15

every year starting with November 30, I am creating a line up of wines that I take out of my wine fridge in order to try until Christmas and New Years' Eve; I am trying to taste a variety of wines but focus on quality and wines that have received good reviews; so this is wine no15 of my personal Christmas advent calendar for 2022.

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Producer: R. Lopez de Heredia

Label: Vina Tondonia Reserva

Vintage: 2010

Appellation: Rioja

Varietal: Blend - 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacho, 5% Graciano, 5% Mazuelo

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Glass: Zalto Denk'Art Bordeaux

Temperature: 16-18 Celsius

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on the nose, it's intense with primary notes of red and black cherry, blueberry, tobacco, coffee, cocoa and notes of spices and cigar box; medium+ body on the mouth, with well rounded tannins and a medium+ aftertaste.

vintages to seek for: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

rating: ⭐️⭐️ ; price: 💰

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rating scale:

⭐️ - a wine that I enjoyed; most probably would not buy again for my collection.

⭐️⭐️ - a wine that I liked; I would seek for the best vintages to get in my collection.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ - a wine that I loved and will remember; I would buy again and again and keep for my loved ones to enjoy.

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price scale:

💰: less than $30

💰💰: more than $30 and less than $100

💰💰💰: more than $100