Viña Real (CVNE)

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend

9.2484 ratings
9.2131 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
Conrad Green

Dark plummy fruit. This is a great, pristine bottle. Gnarly fruit, depth and purity. Amazing stuff.

Dark plummy fruit. This is a great, pristine bottle. Gnarly fruit, depth and purity. Amazing stuff.

May 29th, 2023
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2014 | Lots of character and solid performance, vanilla driven

Vintage 2014 | Lots of character and solid performance, vanilla driven

Aug 24th, 2022
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2016 | Fruitiness and elegance. Cherries in smell. Dinnerwine. Paired with pasta and truffle. Happiness, I can assure you.

Vintage 2016 | Fruitiness and elegance. Cherries in smell. Dinnerwine. Paired with pasta and truffle. Happiness, I can assure you.

Jul 8th, 2022
Peter Sultan

What a perfect summer wine for the grill: local steak, tomato salad & corn. Soft but powerful, the oak seems to really tickle & invite, especially on the nose & finish.

What a perfect summer wine for the grill: local steak, tomato salad & corn. Soft but powerful, the oak seems to really tickle & invite, especially on the nose & finish.

Aug 9th, 2020
Conrad Green

Soft bricked edges. Gentle cherry with a spicy, woody note. Very pretty.

Soft bricked edges. Gentle cherry with a spicy, woody note. Very pretty.

Jun 5th, 2019
Amy Huson

Mmmm this is a tasty one! Lovely aromas and flavors of black cherry, blackberry and pomegranate with under notes of vanilla, cinnamon, tobacco, and new-car leather. All this plus smooth as silk tannins and luscious acidity made this an incredible pairing for roasted ox-tail. Doesn’t get much better than this!

Mmmm this is a tasty one! Lovely aromas and flavors of black cherry, blackberry and pomegranate with under notes of vanilla, cinnamon, tobacco, and new-car leather. All this plus smooth as silk tannins and luscious acidity made this an incredible pairing for roasted ox-tail. Doesn’t get much better than this!

Feb 16th, 2019
Peter Sultan

Gorgeous vanilla bean, with acid

Gorgeous vanilla bean, with acid

Dec 11th, 2018
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.3

Lovely classic Rioja

Lovely classic Rioja

Aug 11th, 2018
Erik Ackerman

One of the more underrated Spanish wines on this app

One of the more underrated Spanish wines on this app

Oct 26th, 2017
Sipping Fine Wine

A blend of 95% Tempranillo & 5% Graciano, aged in new oak for 2 years and in bottle for 3 years before release. Ruby and Youthful, with aromas of black fruits and complex spice notes. From hand harvested grapes from better plots in Rioja Alavesa, the palate shows black and red berry fruits, some stewed cherry, with developing flavors of cacao, cedar and toasty leather notes. Smooth yet powerful tannins very well structured, balanced acidity, ending with a long finish of fruit almost a bit creamy. Outstanding and will only get better in the bottle!

A blend of 95% Tempranillo & 5% Graciano, aged in new oak for 2 years and in bottle for 3 years before release. Ruby and Youthful, with aromas of black fruits and complex spice notes. From hand harvested grapes from better plots in Rioja Alavesa, the palate shows black and red berry fruits, some stewed cherry, with developing flavors of cacao, cedar and toasty leather notes. Smooth yet powerful tannins very well structured, balanced acidity, ending with a long finish of fruit almost a bit creamy. Outstanding and will only get better in the bottle!

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