2015 | Vina Real | Rioja Reserva

Burgundy red color, clean and bright with deep intensity. On the nose, it is long and intense with aromas of red mature fruits well combined with nuances of toffee, spices and smoke from the barrel.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The classical 2015 Viña Real Reserva is a blend of Tempranillo with 10% Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano from a warm and early harvest that fermented in stainless steel vats and aged in new oak barriques for 22 months with rackings every four months. I find it very expressive, aromatic and open, ripe and hedonistic but without excess. It has the soft and approachable profile of the Alavesa wines but with the grip of the fine-grained, chalky tannins. It's gentle but has clout.

• James Suckling: Extremely linear and structured with a dense center palate of dark fruits and hints of stone. Full to medium body, powerful and polished tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Tightly wound ball here. Exciting.

Producer Information

Viña Real is a Spanish winery and offshoot brand of the Rioja producer Compañia Vinicola del Norte España (CVNE). It is best known for Tempranillo-dominant red blends, as well as a rosé and barrel-aged white wine from Viura. It emerged in 1920 as a single-vineyard bottling from vines in Elciego, though the exact location of the original parcel of vines has since been forgotten. It has its own winery independent of CVNE, as is the case with CVNE's two other brands, Imperial and Contino. The Viña Real winery itself consists of three buildings with the main structure built from red cedar in the likeness of a fermenting vat. Viña Real is based in Laguardia in Rioja Alavesa and produces a collection of red wines at Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva levels, the latter being the highest quality and smallest production. The winery also produces a limited-production of Fermentado en Barrica, a Viura wine sourced from 20-year-old vines in Alavesa, Elciago and Laguardia. It is fermented and aged in Hungarian oak barrels of varying capacities and ages.

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