- Colour Red
- Producer CVNE
- Region Rioja
- Drinking 2015 - 2024
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
2006 - Viña Real Rioja Gran Reserva CVNE - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer CVNE
- Region Rioja
- Drinking 2015 - 2024
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
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Luis Gutierrez, April 2015, Score: 93
2006 was one of the modern-day great vintages in Rioja. It seems like yesterday, but ten years have already gone by. That year Viña Real got its own winery, an impressive building designed by Bordeaux architect Philippe Mazières just behind Contino (which at the time was 50% owned by CVNE; now they have a majority stake) where the wine fermented 100% in inox for the first time. However, this vintage marks a return to a more classical style. At the time, the Gran Reserva category had almost disappeared from the Spanish market and these wines were exported, so volumes were not high; they fermented 15, 000 liters of Gran Reserva. It was bottled in May 2008. That year Facebook was launched, Green Day rocked the world with their songs “American Idiot” and “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” and people like Marlon Brando, Ronald Reagan, Johnny Ramone and Ray Charles disappeared. Spain was marked by the worst national terrorist attack ever; during Madrid's morning rush-hour on March 11, a date that will remain in Spain's collective memory, four bombs exploded simultaneously in four different trains killing 191 people. The 2004 Viña Real Gran Reserva is young, but fine and elegant, quite fruit-driven, the oak is well integrated, with spicy notes. The palate is medium-bodied, with enough stuffing to develop for a long time. A modern classic. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2024. 93/100
Producer
CVNE
Historic Rioja house, which includes the estates of Vina Real, Contino, Imperial, and Cune. They pride themselves on incorporating Rioja's tradition and modern innovation. C.V.N.E. stands for Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana (The Northern Spanish Wine Company). It was established in 1879 and is still run by the same family today, now in its fifth generation.Region
Rioja
By far the best known of Spain's wine regions is Rioja, which takes its name from the rio(river) Oja, a tributary of the river Ebro. Lying in the north of the country, along the Ebro valley, the area is sheltered from rain-bearing Atlantic winds by the dramatic Sierra de Cantabria to the north and west. The hilly vineyards are interspersed with orchards, poplars and eucalyptus trees. Rioja is further divided into three sub-regions - Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Baja. The first two are best regarded, with vines planted on cool slopes with clay and limestone soils. The permitted grape varieties for Rioja are tempranillo, which is grown extensively in Rioja Alta and Alavesa and will form the backbone of all the best wines, garnacha, widespread in Rioja Baja and used to add body to the blend, and mazuelo (carignan) and graciano, both grown in miniscule proportions. The key to understanding Rioja is the technique used to mature the wine. Unlike most other areas of Europe, American oak barrels are used which give the wines their characteristic soft vanilla, almost coconuty flavour. Historically the wines were aged for periods far longer than legally required, until all the fruit character had died down and the end result was a light, tawny-coloured wine dominated by oak flavours. Although there are still supporters of this classic style, far more producers are making wines in a more modern way, allowing the dark berry fruit flavours to burst through balanced by a more judicious use of oak ageing and often opting for French oak now.