2015 Viña Real Reserva Rioja
SKU #1537500
93 points
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The classical 2015 Viña Real Reserva is a blend of Tempranillo with 10% Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano from a warm and early harvest that fermented in stainless steel vats and aged in new oak barriques for 22 months with rackings every four months. I find it very expressive, aromatic and open, ripe and hedonistic but without excess. It has the soft and approachable profile of the Alavesa wines but with the grip of the fine-grained, chalky tannins. It's gentle but has clout. Delicious! 340,000 bottles produced. I tasted from the only bottling of 2018.
(6/2019)
91 points
Jeb Dunnuck
The 2015 Vina Real Reserva (90% Tempranillo and 10% Garnacha) has a pretty, fruit-filled nose of red and blue fruits, vanilla, spice, and cedarwood. With medium-bodied richness and a charming, sweetly fruited, balanced mouthfeel, it's well worth seeking out and will drink nicely for at least 4-6 years.
(12/2020)
91 points
Wine Enthusiast
Earthy berry and plum aromas come with patented Rioja side notes of vanilla and tobacco, while this reserva from a warm but top-notch vintage feels dry and slightly choppy. Roasted, gamy plum and berry flavors show some buttery oak, peppery notes and a leafy accent in front of a meaty finish touched up by lemony hints. Best from 2020- 2024. (MS)
(5/2019)
K&L Notes
Produced from more Rioja Alavesa fruit, and always bottled in the Burgundy shaped bottle, Viña Real is a Rioja that is perhaps more fruit forward, with a more lively and playful sense of structure than its sister Cune brand.
