Vina Bosconia Red Rioja Reserva Bodega Lopez Heredia – 2013

Vina Bosconia comes from one of the Lopez De Heredia family’s three single vineyards in Rioja Alta, just outside the town of Haro.

On the nose this smells more Burgundian than Spanish, with a lovely mix of wild red fruit, Autumn leaves and undergrowth. On the palate it has more structure than Burgundy – although with 13% alcohol is no heavier. It is no coincidence that this is the only wine of their range Lopez Heredia bottle in Burgundian bottles! A blend of 80% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacha and 5% Mazuelo and Graciano aged for 5 years in used barrels. A very good vintage from this small vineyard belonging to the Lopez Heredia family.

“The 2013 Viña Bosconia Reserva even in a cooler and rainier year, like 2013, has a rounder body and still 13.5% alcohol. They also insisted that “remember that we can use 15% of wine from another vintage, and perhaps we topped this one up with wine from 2015. We want consistency year after year.” This matured in barrels for five years and was bottled unfiltered but fined with egg whites. It’s expressive, elegant and subtle, clean and complex, with polished tannins and very good acidity.” 93+/100pts Wine Advocate