Viña Real (CVNE)

Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend

8.7357 ratings
8.819 pro ratings
La Rioja, Spain
Tempranillo Blend
Duck, Pasta, Beans & Peas, Goose, Chili & Hot Spicy, Exotic Spices, Game, Baking Spices, Herbs, Mushrooms, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Venison, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Onion, Chicken, Veal, Paella
Top Notes For
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2019 |

Vintage 2019 |

Oct 17th, 2023
Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

8.6

A bit heavy-handed and modern in approach. Rich red fruit. Unincorporated oak. Dusty book pages. Earth and spice with a slight green edge. With all its flaws, still a great value at this price point.

A bit heavy-handed and modern in approach. Rich red fruit. Unincorporated oak. Dusty book pages. Earth and spice with a slight green edge. With all its flaws, still a great value at this price point.

4 people found it helpfulDec 11th, 2015
Meg Herring

Basic crianza! Dusty red fruits. Nothing crazy going on here either way. Better with a slight chill.

Basic crianza! Dusty red fruits. Nothing crazy going on here either way. Better with a slight chill.

1 person found it helpfulAug 25th, 2020
Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.5

Pleasant, classically styled. Medium body, noticeable wood not very complex. Good expression of red fruits.

Pleasant, classically styled. Medium body, noticeable wood not very complex. Good expression of red fruits.

Apr 19th, 2017
Jay Kline

This was really unexpected. Really anonymous in style.

This was really unexpected. Really anonymous in style.

Jun 30th, 2016
Michael Descamps

Very subtle. Red currant, mulled spices, leather.

Very subtle. Red currant, mulled spices, leather.

Oct 15th, 2015
Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.4

At Maritime Wine Tasting Studio.
Color: lighter purple like violet and red
Nose: Dusty, blue cheese, old newspaper
Palate/finish: Dry, more tannins than the PS, grips the tongue, medium tannins. Tannins over power the body and finish. Unbalanced in that aspect.
Opinion: Something savory in the palate that isn't too appealing to me. Overall not bad, better and more of a wine than the first.

At Maritime Wine Tasting Studio.
Color: lighter purple like violet and red
Nose: Dusty, blue cheese, old newspaper
Palate/finish: Dry, more tannins than the PS, grips the tongue, medium tannins. Tannins over power the body and finish. Unbalanced in that aspect.
Opinion: Something savory in the palate that isn't too appealing to me. Overall not bad, better and more of a wine than the first.

Oct 8th, 2015
Heather Rostker

Happy Anniversary wine - 27!

Happy Anniversary wine - 27!

Sep 6th, 2025
Donald Williams

Really nice Rioja.

Really nice Rioja.

Sep 6th, 2025
Jody Scharf

not exactly the wine but nice tannins, raisiny, grapes as well, color deep red.

not exactly the wine but nice tannins, raisiny, grapes as well, color deep red.

Sep 5th, 2025