2012 Lopez de Heredia Viña Bosconia Reserva

Viña Bosconia wines come from our estate called El Bosque, and their name alludes to the vineyard where they come from. Originally, our great-grandfather, the founder, due to his clear French influence, gave the wines French-inspired names; thus, Viña Bosconia comes from a wine he made in the French Burgundy style, with a higher percentage of Pinot Noir, and which he called Rioja Cepa Borgoña.

The El Bosque estate is located on the banks of the Ebro River, at an altitude of approximately 410 m, approximately one kilometer from the winery. Bordered to the north by the Sierra de Cantabria mountains, the vineyards are planted on a hillside and face south, providing perfect sunlight and daylight hours for the grapes to ripen. This ripening is also ensured by the clayey-calcareous and gravelly nature of the soil and the average age of the vineyards, which is approximately 40 years.

It extends over a total area of fifteen hectares, of which eleven are Tempranillo, two are Garnacha tinta, one is Mazuelo and one is Graciano.