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Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Viña Bosconia Reserva 2014

Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Viña Bosconia Reserva 2014

95/100

Vinous

94+/100

Robert Parker

Spain
Tempranillo
undergrowth
braised lamb
fine wine
emblematic

"Even Wine Advocate acknowledges that this vintage offers the best value for money in the entire Heredia range!"

"I loved the nose of the Viña Bosconia Reserva 2014, a red wine that is sold at an incredible price for its quality. The problem is (as with all their wines) finding it.... [...] It is a blend of 80% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacho and the remaining 5% Graciano and Mazuelo, fermented in old oak vats with their yeasts and aged in neutral American oak barrels for no less than five years. It is elegant and nuanced, developed but young for its age, with a consistent palate and very fine tannins, offering energy and lightness. [...] 2025-2044" (Robert Parker 2025)

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Estate

Lopez de Heredia

Vintage

Viña Bosconia Reserva

Vintage

2014

Designation

Rioja

Region

Spain

Grape varieties

80% Tempranillo, 10% Grenache, 5% Graciano et 5% Mazuelo

Terroirs

El Bosque vineyard in Haro, an ecosystem composed of poplar trees, alluvial soils with a high proportion of limestone, overlooking the meander of the Ebro River.

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape harvest

Manuals

Wine making

Traditional

Livestock farming

Aged for 5 years in American oak barrels, racked twice a year and fined.

Alcohol content

13,5%

Eye

Ruby red color, clear, bright, and deep

Nose

Intense and complex, with aromas of wild berries, dried orange zest, damp earth with hints of undergrowth, and white tobacco.

Mouth

Soft attack, fine but chalky tannins, beautiful acidity reinforcing the flawless balance of this wine, flavors of red berries, wild strawberries, and juicy black cherries, with slight hints of forest floor, very persistent finish with a complex flavor of subtly zesty salted butter caramel—delicious.

Serve

At 18-20°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2025

Drink before

2044

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy with roast lamb with herbs, thin slices of Bigorre black pork, truffled Brillat-Savarin cheese...

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Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rating (2025 guide) 94+/100 (Outstanding wine)

Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About wine:

I loved the nose of the Viña Bosconia Reserva 2014, a red wine that is sold at an incredible price for its quality. The problem is (as with all their wines) finding it... They had to speed up the harvest to avoid botrytis caused by heavy rains during the harvest. It is a blend of 80% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacho and the remaining 5% Graciano and Mazuelo, fermented in old oak vats with their yeasts and aged in neutral American oak barrels for no less than five years. It is elegant and nuanced, developed but young for its age, with a consistent palate and very fine tannins, with energy and lightness. It has an alcohol content of 13.5%, a pH of 3.3, and an acidity of 6.7 grams, notable parameters of freshness. 80,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2022. 2025-2044

Vinous

Vinous

Wine rated (2025 guide) 95/100

About wine:

Viña Bosconia 2014 is made from 80% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha, 5% Graciano, and 5% Mazuelo grapes from the El Bosque vineyard in Haro, Rioja. Garnet in color, it opens with aromas of blackcurrant, cola, and oak. The palate is young and smooth, with well-integrated tannins, black fruit, and aniseed on the finish. Still developing, it will gain greater complexity with more time in the bottle. 2025-2038

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated Recommended

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