200 Monges reserve 2004 is made of Tempranillo, Grenache and Graciano. Aging during 24 months in French and American new oak barrels.
Tasting notes,
Intense deep ruby colour.
On nose, aromas of ripe red fruits, wood, cigars, cedar and truffle notes. Very clean and it has a good aromatic intensity.
On palate, full body, with noble tannins. Tasty and wide, with some liquorice notes. It have a Long, silky and elegant after-taste.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 97 points(01/06/2011)
"Deep purple in color (but not as dense as the 2005), it offers up a breathtaking bouquet of exceptional complexity. Sandalwood, a hint of balsamic, exotic spices, lavender, incense, black cherry, and black raspberry aromas inform the nose of a multi-dimensional, complex, plush, layered offering with superb volume and impeccable balance. This lengthy effort is likely to drink well through its 40th birthday in the manner of great Bordeaux."
Bodegas Vinícola Real S.L., was founded in 1989 by Miguel Ángel Rodríguez in Albelda de Iregua, a village in La Rioja dating back to medieval times. The Vinícola Real winery was built close to the church of Santa Catalina, the only part of the tenth-century monastery of San Martín de Albelda... to survive a landslide from the nearby Salagona Heights in 1683. Vinícola Real was conceived as a small winery specialising in high-quality terror wines, the idea being to produce great wines with a style and personality of their own (the new La Rioja style) and sourced from a single vineyard in line with a specific wine-making and ageing process.
