Viña Real (CVNE)

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo

9.213 ratings
9.36 pro ratings
La Rioja, Spain
Tempranillo
Lamb, Tomato-Based, Polenta, Hard Cheese, Pork, Beef, Pasta, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Venison, Exotic Spices, Potato, Turkey, Beans & Peas, Herbs, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Salami & Prosciutto, White Rice, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lasagna, Pizza, Barbecue, Mexican Cuisine, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Gareth Tilley

Intense coffee liqueur, dried fruits, mint. Luxurious, utterly delicious. Blind tasted, nobody thought if was Rioja, but there was a spirited debate about whether it was old Rhone or old claret.

Intense coffee liqueur, dried fruits, mint. Luxurious, utterly delicious. Blind tasted, nobody thought if was Rioja, but there was a spirited debate about whether it was old Rhone or old claret.

1 person found it helpfulSep 21st, 2014
Sylvia Golden

This was lovely and beautifully balanced with or without food. Great cocoa and tobacco and fruit.

This was lovely and beautifully balanced with or without food. Great cocoa and tobacco and fruit.

1 person found it helpfulMar 21st, 2014
Jim Wallick

Needed decanting but after all the stuff of great Rioja was there, tobacco, lead pencil... Really great wine

Needed decanting but after all the stuff of great Rioja was there, tobacco, lead pencil... Really great wine

Jun 16th, 2016
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.2

Well balanced and good aromatics on nose and finish. Lovely wine

Well balanced and good aromatics on nose and finish. Lovely wine

Jun 15th, 2016
John Sweeney

Terrific wine, I couldn't believe how massive it was right out of the gate.

Terrific wine, I couldn't believe how massive it was right out of the gate.

Apr 8th, 2016
Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.3

Reserva 1981
On the nose there is good complexity but in a Brett style so saddle leather, dried violets, but also some sweet, fleshy red and black fruit, high toned, gorgeous but may not appeal to all.
In the mouth there is a fullness of balanced fruit, soft, very approachable tannin, a nice line of acidity running through and notes of cola spice and blackcurrant fruit.

Reserva 1981
On the nose there is good complexity but in a Brett style so saddle leather, dried violets, but also some sweet, fleshy red and black fruit, high toned, gorgeous but may not appeal to all.
In the mouth there is a fullness of balanced fruit, soft, very approachable tannin, a nice line of acidity running through and notes of cola spice and blackcurrant fruit.

May 3rd, 2015
Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.4

My birth vintage & one of the best Rioja's I tried in 2013 but the 82' was just that bit better.

My birth vintage & one of the best Rioja's I tried in 2013 but the 82' was just that bit better.

Jan 24th, 2014
Carrie Kingsley

Excellent. Smooth & silky, but with a beautiful mustiness that only comes with age. Huzzah to Marc for carrying it home from Rioja last summer.

Excellent. Smooth & silky, but with a beautiful mustiness that only comes with age. Huzzah to Marc for carrying it home from Rioja last summer.

Oct 16th, 2017
Conrad Green

Lovely and broad. The fruit is great for the age. Broad soft fruit with a touch of butterscotch. Lovely and balanced. In great shape.

Lovely and broad. The fruit is great for the age. Broad soft fruit with a touch of butterscotch. Lovely and balanced. In great shape.

Sep 2nd, 2016
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.4

Robert had this 11 years ago

Robert had this 11 years ago

Mar 21st, 2014