Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - A blend of Tempranillo (80%), Garnacha (15%), Mazuelo and Graciano, the grapes sourced from the El Bosque vineyard. Fermented spontaneously in old and very large oak fermenters, aged for 5 years in barrels and then for a further 3 years in bottles before release. 13,5% alcohol, 2 g/l residual sugar and 6,8 g/l acidity. Tasted in a Bosconia 2011-2002 vertical.

The wine looks almost identical to the 2011 vintage, only with a subtly more evolved, slightly rusty hue. The nose feels ripe and dark-toned with vibrant aromas of sweet black cherries and juicy figs, some plummy tones, a little bit of old leather, light floral nuances, a hint of clove-driven spice and a woody touch of old oak. The wine feels juicy and silky on the palate - perhaps coming across as slightly lighter and more airy than the 2011 - with a medium body and quite expressive flavors of ripe lingonberries and fresh cranberries, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of crunchy red plum, light woody notes of old oak spice, a hint sanguine hint of iron and a touch of chokeberry juice. The overall feel is firm and balanced, thanks to the high acidity and somewhat grippy medium-plus tannins. The finish is dry, long and moderately grippy with a savory aftertaste of tart lingonberries and ripe red plums, some leathery tones, a little bit of old woody oak, light cranberry nuances, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a touch of blood.

It feels as though this vintage was a bit more ripe than the 2011, but the ripeness here didn't really translate into more concentration or sense of weight - on the contrary, this vintage felt slightly lighter and more delicate compared to the 2011, the ripeness just making the wine feel a bit more open and expressive, shifting the fruit profile slightly towards the darker end of the spectrum. I guess 2010 is more about finesse and structure, whereas 2011 is more about depth and substance. At the moment 2010 feels slightly more impressive when compared side-by-side with 2011, but it might change with age - despite its structure, I get the feel that the 2011 vintage might be packing more stuff to go for the really long run. And even if the wine is drinking really well right now, I'm quite positive it will do nothing but get better over the next decade or so. Bosconia might be the most Burgundian wine in the RLdH lineup, but in our vertical tasting this vintage was definitely one of the most "Burgundian" vintages of Bosconia. Terrific stuff and superb value at approx. 24€.

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