Vina Tondonia Blanco Gran Reserva 2004 Special Offer the greater of which depends

the greater of which depends on which varietal has a better showing over the other in any vintage

The true potential and style of this wine really comes together on the palate with wonderful integration of dark fruits with a grainy tannic structure

but at some stage peaty malt was bought and run through the stills with fantastic results

balanced and full bodied

It offers more mature notes of maple syrup

Vina Tondonia Blanco Gran Reserva 2004 Special Offer the greater of which dependsI was very much looking forward to the 2004 Via Tondonia Blanco Gran Reserva, the next vintage of this wine after the spectacular 2001. 2004 was a perfect climate year. This is a developed white that was matured in well seasoned, neutral American oak barrels for 10 years in their old caves, where the wine gets pungent aromas of mushrooms, pollen, beeswax, white pepper, kerosene, cereals and something herbal (celery and even asparagus) that reminded me