2003 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Bosconia

Tempranillo Blend

Frank Murray III wrote:

November 14, 2013 - OC Tasting Group Does Blind Wines @ Playground (Playground in Downtown Santa Ana): This seemed pretty astringent to me, with lots of tart cherry fruit and acid dominating the wine. At 10 years of age, what should we expect from this bottling? I don't have much experience with these wines so take my comment here with a grain of salt.

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Usakhegray commented:

11/18/13, 12:47 PM - That is the style. Lopez de Heredia is one of the true old school producers of Rioja. It's definitely a food wine. Did you have it with food?
Their style is meant for aging, although on release it should be ready. It is very different from many Riojas, in particular all of the modern ones out there now.
Frank Murray III commented:

11/18/13, 4:27 PM - Usakhegray, thanks for the comment back. I truly appreciate having some discussion about my notes, I enjoy that a lot. On the wine above, yes, we had a bunch of great 'small plate' food around the wine, a good variety. And, I don't drink much Rioja so it's good to have some new knowledge. So it seems this wine, brought by one of my wine friends, should have been aged longer, correct? Would this 2003 need another 10 years to be properly ready?