Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for two years in French and American oak barrels (100% new) and a further three years in bottle. Only produced in exceptional year. Very elegant on the nose with ripe red fruits and notes of oak and spice. Full bodied and lively with polished and well-integrated tannins. Complex with a long finish.
Producer description:
Dating back to 1879, CVNE is a family run company that has helped put Rioja on the map. Imperial, their flagship cuvee, was rated world’s number one wine in 2013 by the American magazine Wine Spectator. They are also known for making Monopole, Spain’s oldest white wine; Corona 1939, Viña Real 1947 and single vineyard Contino.
Style:
Still Red
Vintage:
2017
Dryness:
Dry
ABV:
14
Size:
75cl
Delivery:
4 weeks
Available:
3
Critic Scores
Robert Parker | 94
The 2017 Viña Real Gran Reserva is a classical Rioja Alavesa blend of 95% Tempranillo with 5% Graciano from their own vineyards. It matured in new and used barrels for two years and was racked every four months and no less than three in bottle. It has 13.95% alcohol, a pH of 3.54 and six grams of acidity. This is a textbook Gran Reserva; perhaps this year it shows a faster evolution, with notes of olives, with hints of mint, ripe but with acidity. It has a polished palate with fine-grained tannins and a very pleasant tactile sensation. It's ready but should also last. 30,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2020
James Suckling | 95
Complex and pretty profound nose with tapenade, savory mussels, dark mineral and a fine twist of spiciness and piquancy to the dark cherries here. Just a hint of vanilla. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate, showing excellent intensity, juiciness and firmness. Long, ripe and really balanced. Drink or hold
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