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| GRAN RESERVA 2016 DOCa Rioja |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
VINA REAL |
| Deep intense purple colour. Intense, bright, faintly spicy, ripe, Damson plum purée nose with gently cedary, warm buttery brioche notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, mouthfilling, fairly dense, intense, ripe, plum-crancherry flavours with a lingering, harmonious, gently cedary finish. It seems quite ready-to-drink and can age for many more years. This Rioja Alavesa blend of 95% Tempranillo with 5% Graciano has 13.5% alcohol and under 3 g/L residual sugar with lot number L2407608L1 on the back label. It spent 24 months in American and French oak and was bottled in March 2019. |
CSPC |
280545 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
FWM Can |
| Country |
Spain |
| Region |
Rioja |
| Rating |
***(93 points)
Bright, Ripe, Gently Cedary |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: The extremely affordable 2016 Viña Real Gran Reserva Especial recovers the \"Especial\" mention from the old Reserva Especial vintages from a very good year. It's a classical Rioja Alavesa blend of 95% Tempranillo with 5% Graciano from their own vineyards. It's open and expressive, with notes of berries, fresh blood and iron, orange peel and sweet spices with the oak still present and in need of some more time in bottle. The palate is mediumbodied and feels lean and serious, with abundant chalky tannins. This should be a classical vintage of this wine in the making. It matured in barrel for two years and no less than three in bottle. It was bottled in March 2019. Drink date: 2023-2034. Score - 95 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, July 14, 2022) |
Price |
$ 49.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 19, 2024 |
| Cases bought |
40 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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