Last night we had leftover satsivi (Georgian chicken), with grilled
corn and a cabbage/fennel slaw. Wine was the 1997 Lopez de Heredia
"Tondonia" Rioja Rosado. Beautiful and unusual color- pale copper/
orange/salmon. Nose of flowers and blood oranges, with just a hint of
nutty oxidative notes. On the palate there is good acidity, but a
surprisingly full texture. Red fruits with citrus. Blind I'm certain
I'd think this was red. Excellent length, some ferric/saline mineral
notes, just a hint of coconut oil. Great wine for my tastes for around
$22, but I'm sure some would abhor it. A-/B+

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

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>,
DaleW > wrote:

> Last night we had leftover satsivi (Georgian chicken), with grilled
> corn and a cabbage/fennel slaw. Wine was the 1997 Lopez de Heredia
> "Tondonia" Rioja Rosado. Beautiful and unusual color- pale copper/
> orange/salmon. Nose of flowers and blood oranges, with just a hint of
> nutty oxidative notes. On the palate there is good acidity, but a
> surprisingly full texture. Red fruits with citrus. Blind I'm certain
> I'd think this was red. Excellent length, some ferric/saline mineral
> notes, just a hint of coconut oil. Great wine for my tastes for around
> $22, but I'm sure some would abhor it. A-/B+
>
> Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
> wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
> drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
> promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

Are you finishing up your Rosé wines before the summer is up? All of
these sound great.

On Sep 3, 3:16�pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> �DaleW > wrote:
> > Last night we had leftover satsivi (Georgian chicken), with grilled
> > corn and a cabbage/fennel slaw. Wine was the 1997 Lopez de Heredia
> > "Tondonia" Rioja Rosado. Beautiful and unusual color- pale copper/
> > orange/salmon. Nose of flowers and blood oranges, with just a hint of
> > nutty oxidative notes. On the palate there is good acidity, but a
> > surprisingly full texture. Red fruits with citrus. Blind I'm certain
> > I'd think this was red. Excellent length, some ferric/saline mineral
> > notes, just a hint of coconut oil. Great wine for my tastes for around
> > $22, but I'm sure some would abhor it. A-/B+
>
> > Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
> > wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
> > drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
> > promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
>
> Are you finishing up your Ros� wines before the summer is up? All of
> these sound great.

Well, for the most part I do try to drink rose within year of release.
And I drink more in summer. So probably won't be buying anymore,though
not hurrying - there are winter hams and such that call for rose. The
exception would be this one, which I think ages well. I still have one
bottle each of '93 and '95, I think.