200 Monges Reserva is made from a blend of 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo. These grape varieties are hand picked from vines over 30 years. Depending on the year and the requirements of each wine the grapes are either partially or totally destemmed. Fermentation in Allier oak barrels for 2 day. Ageing for 24 months in new French and American oak barrels.
Tasting notes: Ruby colour. Nose: ripe red fruit, tobacco, cedar and truffles. Palate: well-balanced with noble tannins as a result of long ageing in oak. Long and velvety aftertaste.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 94 points(01/06/2011)
The 2005 200 Monges Reserva is a blend of 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, and 5% Mazuelo that spent 20 months in French and American oak before bottling without filtration. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it reveals a brooding bouquet of earthy minerals, exotic spices, lavender, licorice, black cherry, and blackberry. Dense, layered, and powerful in the style of the outstanding 2005 vintage, it will reward another 6-8 years of cellaring and provide a drinking window extending through 2030.
Pairing: Beef, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Roasts, Stews.
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.
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