2010 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Viña Real Gran Reserva
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Sunday, September 24, 2023 - 95% Tempranillo and 5% Graciano from Rioja Alavesa (not Alta) aged 24+ month in new American and French oak barrels, 13.5% vol.
Decanted an hour before dinner but this was mutch too short, last sip after an additional hour was the best. On the nose red fruit and black berries with a first suggestion of tertiary notes, the oak seems to be integrated now. On the palate fine tannin, dry with medium acidity, full bodied and long finish.
Rather classic Rioja that requires a lot of air in this phase, I will wait a couple of years with my next bottle.
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Comment posted by tjtrot:
10/12/2023 5:51:00 PM - what i your opinion defines a "classic" rioja...tempranillo is my favorite grape and I see this term used frequently...
Comment posted by amateur62:
10/12/2023 9:22:00 PM - 30, 40 years ago, I would have answered classic is old world (Europe) and modern is new world (Austalia, US …), this was already at these days a bit simplified and today not valid anymore. For me are classic wines structured wines with high acidity and good tannic structure that are quite austere in the youth and need several years to get approachable, modern wines are wines with ripe fruit and driven from the new oak. This Rioja was fruit and oak driven in its youth, but for me surprisingly this is not anymore recognizable, it's still not like the classic Imperial or the very classic Tondonia but it goes towards this, therefore rather classic.