"The Viña Bosconia Gran Reserva 2001 matches the wine's profile, a little riper (is it the Grenache?) with heady aromas and a rustic touch...As the wine stayed in the glass (even overnight), it became finer and more subtle." (Wine Advocate 2020 - Luis Gutiérrez)
Features
Estate
Lopez de Heredia
Cuvée
Bosconia Gran Reserva
Vintage
2001
Designation
Rioja
Region
Spain
Grape varieties
80 % Tempranillo, 15 % Garnacho, 5 % Mazuelo et Graciano
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Breeding
10 years in barrel, racked twice a year, fined with egg white
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Tiled orange colour
Nose
Aromatic and intense
Mouth
Ample, full and complex, with notes of tomato and dried herbs marked by time.
Serve
AT 18-20°C
Drink before
2024
Food and wine pairing
Accompanies roasted meats, lamb on the spit, white pudding with port wine...
Lopez de Heredia
Rioja
Expert opinion
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2020 guide) 96/100 (Extraordinary wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
The Viña Bosconia Gran Reserva 2001 matches the wine's profile, a little riper (is it the Grenache?) with heady aromas and a rustic touch. 2001 saw good yields from very healthy grapes. They began harvesting the reds on October 15, and the last grapes were picked on October 29 in fine weather. The grapes ripened well, and the wine has great balance for long bottle ageing. It's 80% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacho and the rest Graciano and Mazuelo, fermented in 153-year-old oak foudres with indigenous yeasts and aged in used casks for 10 years. It has 13% alcohol, a pH of 3.4 and 6.5 grams of acidity (tartaric). As the wine remained in the glass (even overnight), it became finer and more subtle. 5000 bottles were produced. Bottled in July 2012.
James Suckling
Rated 96/100
Recommended area
About the wine:
Magnificent aromas and flavors of dried blackberries, raisins, tobacco, cigar and Spanish cedar. Full-bodied, dense and layered, with wonderful fruit and complexity for such an old wine. Drink or keep.
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