R. López de Heredia "Viña Bosconia" Rioja Reserva 2013

James Suckling : 95 Points

(8/5/2024) Savory 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.

Natalie MacLean : 94 Points

(10/2024) R. López de Heredia Reserva Bosconia 2013 is a mature, full-bodied Rioja red produced from mostly Tempranillo with 20% in Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo sourced from El Bosque, a 58-year-old vineyard. From a wet vintage but beautiful nevertheless with its juicy raspberry, red cherry, plum and wild berry flavours silky and lithe on the palate. Elegant and nicely done considering the challenges. Enjoy it through 2032.

Wine Advocate : 93+ Points

(2/29/2024) 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). 70,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2021. Drink Date: 2024 - 2033.