1975 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Viña Real Gran Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  12/24/2022 - StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 98 Points

  This wine needed 5 hours in the decanter before the tannins showed up with the fruit, and the rowdy element of Brett calmed down and harmonized with the rest.
  
  Bright transparent red with hints of brick throughout the colour palette.
  
  The scent is tremendous and refined. The wife accepted it because it lacked any "old wine" feeling. Good minerality on the nose of dry, sun-scorched earth, ink, broad, fine-tuned spiciness (absolutely no f***king dill) and some cherry.
  
  In the mouth, this is a magnificent wine. Elegant, fine-tuned and with race at the same time as it has a sparkling personality. This wine was almost emptied before we started to indulge in the evening's 2011 Paleo.
  
  Smooth tannins give the wine a remarkable presence in the mouth. M+ acidity, aromatically it's long, complex, balanced and excellent. All components are fully integrated. Although it has been sitting on a lot of oak for a long time, it appears gently oaked.
  
  I would very much like to drink this many more times. And for those of you who are stashed, you don't need to feel stressed with your treasure trove!
  
  It complemented almost all the dishes.
  
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  Det här vinet behövde sina modiga 5 timmar i karaffen innan tanninerna tittade fram med frukten och det bråkigt envisa inslaget av brett harmoniserade sig med resten.
  
  Ljust transparent röd med inslag av tegel i hela färgpaletten.
  
  Doften är mycket stor och förfinad. Hustrun accepterade den eftersom den helt ut saknade känslan av "gammalt vin". Bra mineralitet i nosen av torr, solvarm jord, bläck, brett, finstämd kryddighet (absolut ingen j***vla dill) och lite körsbär.
  
  I munnen är detta ett magnifikt vin. Elegant, finstämt och med ras samtidigt som det har en gnistrande personlighet. Detta vin hann nästan ta slut innan vi började ge oss på Paleon. Tama tanniner som tillför vinet en underbar närvaro i munnen. M+ syror, lång, komplex, balanserad och förträffligt. Alla komponenter är integrerade i varandra. Även om det har legat länge på mycket ek, framstår det som varsamt ekat.
  
  Det här dricker jag väldigt gärna många fler gånger. Och för dig som har några flaskor finns det ingen anledning att känna dig stressad samtidigt som jag måste tillstå att du sitter på en skattkammare!
  
  Komplementerade nästan alla rätter.

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  12/10/2021 - TheSauerKraut Likes this wine:

  Excellent bottle. Classic mature Rioja in the Vina Real style. Elegant and pure.

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  10/23/2021 - malbrecht wrote: 92 Points

  Cork was completely molded over and crumbled once that cap was broken. The wine inside showed plenty of bricking, but did not taste oxidized. Shockingly nice fruit up front, tannins and oak completely integrated. Had a nice funky back end with annis and fennel. Shocked at how nice, light, and quaffable this was.

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  9/27/2019 - jviz wrote:

  Won’t leave a score as this was a real vegetable patch. Tomato, bell pepper, and eggplant, and not in a good way. I can’t say what the flaw was but it was not pleasurable

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  8/13/2018 - AV2012 wrote: 91 Points

  No detailed notes, but this was classic mature VR - mellow, lightbodied but with a stern acidic core, nose of marinade with a touch of vanilla, long and autumnal.

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