1976 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Bosconia
Tempranillo Blend (Tempranillo)
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By John Gilman
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Nov/Dec 2018, Issue #78, Recently-Tasted Spanish and Portuguese Wines Part Two- December 2018 -
By John Gilman
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Jan/Feb 2015, Issue #55, Recently Tasted Spanish Wines- February 2015 And More Notes from October 2014 Visit to Spain -
By John Gilman
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Sep/Oct 2011, Issue #35, Recently Tasted Spanish Wines: Great Old Rioja and An Embarrassment of Riches From Outside the Mainstream Regions -
By John Gilman
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Jan/Feb 2009, Issue #19, López de Heredia: Rioja’s Great Bastion of Tradition -
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Jul/Aug 2008, Issue #16, (Mostly) Superb Spanish Wines Tasted Recently
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By Antonio Galloni
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The Wines of López de Heredia: 1954–1998 (Oct 2006), (See more on Vinous...)
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By John Gilman
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Sep/Oct 2006, Issue #5, Paradise Lost: Traditional Rioja in the Plague Years
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November/December 1999, IWC Issue #87, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Richard Jennings
(R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Bosconia) Bricked medium orange red color with 3 millimeter clear meniscus; smoke, tart orange, autumnal nose; tasty, poised, tart currant, autumnal, mineral, tart orange palate with grip and depth; will go 15-20 more years; long finish
6/1/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points -
By Richard Jennings
(R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Bosconia) Bricking light medium cherry red color with ruby lights and clear meniscus; cigar box, dried mushroom and truffle nose; tasty, tart dried cherry, berry and orange palate mingled with cigar box and more weight and flavor than the '68; long finish 94+ pts.
4/1/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1976
- TypeRed
- ProducerR. López de Heredia
- VarietyTempranillo Blend
- DesignationGran Reserva
- VineyardViña Bosconia
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- SubRegionLa Rioja Alta
- AppellationRioja
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2/13/2024 - peternelson Likes this wine: 93 Points
Slightly cloudy medium faded ruby with good color; haunting lovely nose of pot-pouri, perfume, licorice, orange peel, cardamon, macerated cherry skin, sous-bois, etc. Very complex and intriguing. On the palate very silky and elegant, med body, rsolved but slightly present tannins, slightly elevated acidity, hint of musk, long finish. Fantastic wine, in a great place now. Amazing with Jamon. Don't wait. Otono w/J,A, and W
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3/1/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Pre-Paulee Warm-up Dinner (House of Nanda - Chicago IL): Alongside the '76 Tondonia Gran Reserva. Fully mature red cherry with lots of earth, yet sparkly clean and so spiced. More layers kept emerging with more air. Really great, just not as great as the Tondonia, this wine was probably better a few years ago.
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3/1/2023 - Nanda wrote: 95 Points
Pre La Paulée Dinner with friends (Home): Side by side with the Tondonia. This wine was so great and texturally enthralling, but the Tondonia was better in almost every way.
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3/25/2022 - Fuel55 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fully mature - a touch sweet but oddly satisfying. Drink cool and with fruit for max enjoyment. Very Burgundian at this point.
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2/15/2022 - jfw06830 wrote:
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