Bosconia for my wife's 40th birthday

1973 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Bosconia

Pretty, light bodied, delicate with flowery fruit and lots of acid. Probably not the best bottle around but still a very nice wine. Long tar finish wafts away like a ghost. Most of the fruit has faded, leaving this lacy, aging beauty that would have been better 10 years ago.
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Nice, what else is in the cellar from Espana?!

[David M. Bueker]

Never had the '73. The '70 was still purring along a few years ago.

The 70 is a much better wine. In fact I traded a bottle of 1970 for this bottle of 1973 so that I could have a birth year wine for my wife. I did give up some quality but we really enjoyed the novelty of it so I'm happy.

I've liked the 73 more than you did, but agree I got better end of swap!
Happy Birthday Kristin!

Thanks Dale! I'll pass that along. I'm thrilled about the swap so win-win.

1973 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Bosconia

Pretty, light bodied, delicate with flowery fruit and lots of acid. Probably not the best bottle around but still a very nice wine. Long tar finish wafts away like a ghost. Most of the fruit has faded, leaving this lacy, aging beauty that would have been better 10 years ago.

I hope your wife doesn't read this.
Oh...the wine.
Never mind.