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The November 2018 Internet-Only Auction Part 3
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Estimate: $35
Nicked, very lightly scuffed label.
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"The 2003 Viña Bosconia Rioja “Reserva” from López de Heredia may well be the absolutely finest red wine that I have tasted from all of Europe from this very hot summer. The wine is deep, complex and stunningly pure and classic on both the nose and palate, utterly belying the torrid conditions of this most difficult of growing conditions across the continent. The beautiful bouquet jumps from the glass in a blaze of cherries, red plums, toasted coconut, Rioja spice tones, nutskin, a touch of cigar wrapper and a beautiful base of soil. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with fairly broad shoulders for Viña Bosconia, but great refinement and polish as well. The wine is very long on the backend, with excellent focus and grip, modest tannins and a long, tangy and very suave finish. For parents with children born in 2003 who are looking for a serious red wine to tuck away for their children’s wine-drinking years, this is a great option. A beautiful bottle of young Bosconia!"
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"The 2003 Viña Bosconia Rioja “Reserva” from López de Heredia may well be the absolutely finest red wine that I have tasted from all of Europe from this very hot summer. The wine is deep, complex and stunningly pure and classic on both the nose and palate, utterly belying the torrid conditions of this most difficult of growing conditions across the continent. The beautiful bouquet jumps from the glass in a blaze of cherries, red plums, toasted coconut, Rioja spice tones, nutskin, a touch of cigar wrapper and a beautiful base of soil. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with fairly broad shoulders for Viña Bosconia, but great refinement and polish as well. The wine is very long on the backend, with excellent focus and grip, modest tannins and a long, tangy and very suave finish. For parents with children born in 2003 who are looking for a serious red wine to tuck away for their children’s wine-drinking years, this is a great option. A beautiful bottle of young Bosconia!"
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Spain has the largest area under vine of any country and a deep tradition of oak-aged reds. Tempranillo-based wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, alongside Priorat's Garnacha and Carinena, anchor its fine-wine reputation.
Spain's noble red grape, producing structured, savory wines of red fruit and leather that respond beautifully to oak aging in Rioja and Ribera del Duero.