Vila Real

Viña Real (CVNE)

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo

Beautiful aromatics — 5 days ago

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Terroir al Límit

Torroja Vi de Vila Priorat Garnatxa Negra Carignan 2014

Ted
9.3

Having a bunch of Priorat wines this week. Beautiful elegant wine. Drinking well at 10 years of age. Remembering the Herd!! — a month ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Great producer!
Jose Lorenzo

Jose Lorenzo

Dominik Huber and his team really do a great job expressing Priorat

Coop. Agricola de Porrera

Vi de Vila Porrera Caranyana Garnatxa

UWS
9.2

20240813 Restaurant Schäfli Siebnen
Chateaubriand with Wakano and PCOE

As always super wine

CHF 58.00
— 4 months ago

Viña Real (CVNE)

Reserva Especial Rioja Tempranillo Blend

Elegant, balanced, not the strongest example of 68, but subtle fruit, medium length. Delightful. Comfortable slippers on a cold rainy night in Napa. — a month ago

Eric, Laura and 1 other liked this

Celler Cecilio

Black Slate Porrera Vi de la Vila Priorat Garnacha Blend 2019

Oh yeah this is the stuff. Minerally, herby, leather/tobacco blackberry jam nose. Assertive but not aggressive dark fruits and barrel tannin on the palate. You can't stop sipping it. Would absolutely drink again. — 3 months ago

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Bodegas Riojanas

Monte Real Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 1998

what an outstanding experience and without question one of the best wines of the year for me. This is a world class business card of what American oak can do at its best. It starts with a powerful yet elegant knows of dusty cherry, old licorice but mostly gives way to inebriating feeling of grandma‘s old spice cabinet. Something in the nose already tells you that fine fine tans are waiting for you, but the palate is overwhelmingly silky smoothness, possibly the highest combination of intense-yet-silky tannins you can find anywhere, with bright acidity and medium to light body that makes the whole thing dance. I decided to check the producer website and they recommend pairing it with cod with sauce. Luck would have it that I randomly was eating pasta filled with salt cod and tomato sauce. The pairing works well as it further rejuvenates the wine, but I would say it shines at its brightest just by itself, letting those tannins tell the story without any need to curb them down. I’m drinking from Coravin meaning I cannot decant the wine, but even the sediment tastes good. Just like those people who brag about buying burgundy in the 70s, I feel like once the ebbs and flows of trends will shift I will be bragging about buying a 26-year-old monte real gran reserva, kept 24 years at the winery, for 60 bucks, which in San Francisco wouldn’t even pay for the cost of storage  — 4 months ago

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Viña Real (CVNE)

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2017

Much to be thankful for! This will be a blockbuster in a few years. Still drinking really young. Could easily go 25-30. — a month ago

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Familia Nin-Ortiz

Planetes de Nin Partida Les Planetes Vi De La Vila Porrera Priorat 2017

Jan A
9.0

Again not a correct bottle at the onset (Brett), but that largely blew off after an hour. So better than the previous two bottles. Still muted, dusty fruit. Underneath there is a well made wine but it never shined unfortunately — 4 months ago

Stef, Jelle and 7 others liked this

Sogrape Vinhos

Vila Regia Douro Red Blend 2021

Good wine. Not great but solid and good. Misses a distinct flavor. Generically good — 5 months ago