| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | Spain > Rioja |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
“The 2019 Viña Real Gran Reserva, which wears the subtitle Selección Especial, was produced with grapes from vineyards in the villages of Laguardia, Elciego and Labastida, picked between September 23rd and October 12th, mostly Tempranillo with 5% Graciano. Moved by gravity to the cellar, the grapes fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in barrels for 24 months and no less than 36 months in bottle. This feels super harmonious, with the elements of this wine—structure, power, fine tannins, some developed aromas of sous-bois and perhaps olives and a touch of graphite—coming through as mineral and deep. It's a textbook Viña Real Gran Reserva and a worthy follow-up to the extraordinary 2018. It comes in at 13.9% alcohol, with a pH of 3.55 and 5.8 grams of acidity. 30,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2022. They will not make this wine in 2023, but the following years will be 2020, 2021 and 2022.”
“Pristine and precise on the nose with fresh dark cherries and wet stones, this has medium body and evenly packed fruit. Effortless. Taut and firm with very good structure and etched, mineral-driven tannins. A little introverted at the moment, but it will shine. Better from 2028.”
