López de Heredia Viña Bosconia Reserva 2013 Bottle size: 750ml
Spain, Rioja
R515
‘Savoury berries, preserved plums, iron, orange peel, dry earth, walnut husks, graphite and mussel shells. Full-bodied with depth and excellent structure. Tannins are grippy yet fine-grained and juicy, with a long, bright finish. A select, concentrated vintage. Drink from 2026’ - James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, 95/100
‘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 (pH 3.3 and 6.7 grams of tartaric acid per liter of wine). It was bottled in May 2021. 2024 – 2033’ – Luis Guttierez, Wine Advocate, 93+/100
‘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 (pH 3.3 and 6.7 grams of tartaric acid per liter of wine). It was bottled in May 2021. 2024 – 2033’ – Luis Guttierez, Wine Advocate, 93+/100
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Body | Full-bodied |
| Drink to | Drink or cellar |
| Variety | Blend |
| Rating | JS 95 |
| Producer information | López de Heredia is Spain's poster child for classic, traditional Rioja and is one of the wine world's great treasures. The wines of López de Heredia are oxidative, finely elegant and have a depth of umami flavour that make them so food-friendly. 'The wines are now the height of fashion… and ultimate expression of the region of La Rioja Alta', writes Decanter. Now in its fourth generation, López de Heredia have produced their wines in the same patient way since 1877. 'To capture the essence of Rioja one can’t change with every trend. For us, tradition and conviction are life-long attitudes.' – Maria López Heredia |
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