R. López de Heredia

Viña Bosconia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend

9.146 ratings
9.26 pro ratings
La Rioja, Spain
Tempranillo Blend
Duck, Pasta, Beans & Peas, Goose, Chili & Hot Spicy, Exotic Spices, Game, Baking Spices, Herbs, Mushrooms, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Venison, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Onion, Chicken, Veal, Paella
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Sipping Fine Wine

A blend of 80% Tempranillo with 15% Garnacha, rest Graciano and Mazuelo, aged 5 years in American oak, deep Ruby with aromas of red fruits, spice and earthy notes. On the palate flavors of strawberry and black cherry with spice, tobacco and cedar notes. Fine rustic tannins, long finish, savory ending with tobacco and earthy character. Nice!

A blend of 80% Tempranillo with 15% Garnacha, rest Graciano and Mazuelo, aged 5 years in American oak, deep Ruby with aromas of red fruits, spice and earthy notes. On the palate flavors of strawberry and black cherry with spice, tobacco and cedar notes. Fine rustic tannins, long finish, savory ending with tobacco and earthy character. Nice!

Dec 16th, 2022
Justin Bothur

Silky, lusciously earth driven, but with developed and ripe red fruit character. All the woodsy notes you could want with Rioja, but the elegance of Burgundy (as intended).

Silky, lusciously earth driven, but with developed and ripe red fruit character. All the woodsy notes you could want with Rioja, but the elegance of Burgundy (as intended).

Nov 18th, 2020
Gregory Fulchiero

Old school Rioja - blend of temp/graciano / mazuelo / garnacha - sediment from Cantabrian mtns

Old school Rioja - blend of temp/graciano / mazuelo / garnacha - sediment from Cantabrian mtns

Aug 2nd, 2018
Eric Urbani

Eric had this 3 years ago

Eric had this 3 years ago

1 person found it helpfulMar 10th, 2021
Will Stanley

Very supple tannins, but good acidity

Classic Lopez de Heredia profile, v recognisable

Nose - classic bouquet of woodsmoke, blood orange, dried cherry, aged meat, and a very faint hint of sweet vanilla.

Palate - medium bodied, immediately hit with a burst of blood orange, cherry, the hallmark of these wines. Rich, but very precise, with firm acidity and dusty tannins. Very savoury, with tangy acidity and a pleasing finish.

Drinking very well now but will age. I adore this style of rioja.

Very supple tannins, but good acidity

Classic Lopez de Heredia profile, v recognisable

Nose - classic bouquet of woodsmoke, blood orange, dried cherry, aged meat, and a very faint hint of sweet vanilla.

Palate - medium bodied, immediately hit with a burst of blood orange, cherry, the hallmark of these wines. Rich, but very precise, with firm acidity and dusty tannins. Very savoury, with tangy acidity and a pleasing finish.

Drinking very well now but will age. I adore this style of rioja.

1 person found it helpfulDec 10th, 2020
Juan Pablo Perez

Nariz: cereza, ciruela, flores secas, cuero, tierra

Boca: Tanino M/M+, Acidez M, Alcohol M

Nariz: cereza, ciruela, flores secas, cuero, tierra

Boca: Tanino M/M+, Acidez M, Alcohol M

Feb 16th, 2024
Daniel Bloom

Ya know it’s Tempranillo, but damn, that nose could be Garnacha.15 % really comes to the fore.It’s iron bloody, w hints of soil. Jammy roses?
It’s big bodied, but full of acidic lift, cherries, dusty earth, always brawnier than the brother Tondonia.fills your mouth with deep redness.
I’ll always have room for these.
Thanks@TRWC


Ya know it’s Tempranillo, but damn, that nose could be Garnacha.15 % really comes to the fore.It’s iron bloody, w hints of soil. Jammy roses?
It’s big bodied, but full of acidic lift, cherries, dusty earth, always brawnier than the brother Tondonia.fills your mouth with deep redness.
I’ll always have room for these.
Thanks@TRWC


Oct 26th, 2023
Daniel Bloom

N:Dark cherries , plums, strawberries and warm spices. Dark licorice, soil and wood.
P:After 5 yrs in American oak, the palate is refined yet burly, oxymoronic. Not as delicate as Tondonia, but deeper, more rooted to the earth. Black/red. Delicious weight. These LdH wines are so iconoclastic, they live in their own space/time. One of the great treasures, I wish people hadn’t discovered them.
These wines have loooonnng lives.
Very rewarding
Thanks@TheRareWine Co.

N:Dark cherries , plums, strawberries and warm spices. Dark licorice, soil and wood.
P:After 5 yrs in American oak, the palate is refined yet burly, oxymoronic. Not as delicate as Tondonia, but deeper, more rooted to the earth. Black/red. Delicious weight. These LdH wines are so iconoclastic, they live in their own space/time. One of the great treasures, I wish people hadn’t discovered them.
These wines have loooonnng lives.
Very rewarding
Thanks@TheRareWine Co.

Jun 30th, 2023
Juan Pablo Perez

Nariz: cereza, arandano, flores secas, vainilla, cuero, tierra

Boca: Tanino M/M+, Acidez M, Alcohol M

Nariz: cereza, arandano, flores secas, vainilla, cuero, tierra

Boca: Tanino M/M+, Acidez M, Alcohol M

Apr 22nd, 2022
Lorena Jordao

2008 Riserva 13.5%

2008 Riserva 13.5%

Feb 13th, 2022