2011 R. López de Heredia Vina Bosconia Reserva
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Sourced from the Bosconia Vineyard in Rioja Alta, the 2011 Reserva Viña Bosconia is a blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano. This garnet red wine presents aromas of sour cherry, cola, cedar and licorice, along with subtle hints of fresh herbs and dried flowers. Dry and medium-bodied, this nimble and silky red vibrates with a chalky, taut flow, compacted by reactive tannins. The 2011 is a textured, long-lasting wine, its years in bottle bestowing enticing, subtle complexity to this remarkable vintage.
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Jancis Robinson MW
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Really focused and fine, with a future ahead of it. This bodega’s pricing verges on the ridiculously generous, even if Berry's pricing is less so. Lay & Wheeler are offering this for less than £25, in which case it is VGV ! (JR)
2011 was a warmer and riper year, but there's not a huge difference between the 2011 Viña Bosconia Reserva and the 2010; this is perhaps mellower, with more integrated acidity. It's 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.3 and 6.7 grams of acidity measured in tartaric acid per liter, and it fermented in the 144-year-old oak vats and matured in used American oak barrels for five years. 88,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2018.