Bodegas Vinicola Real 200 Monges Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain

維尼克酒莊200蒙杰珍藏紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：719

The 2007 “200 Monges” Reserva is 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Garnacha aged for at least 18 months in new French and American oak barriques, and looks extremely dark and concentrated, is slightly reduced in the nose and would benefit from some energetic decanting to get through to the nose of dark chocolate, humus, peat, black mushrooms, dark plums and chalk, slightly dominated by the oak. The medium to full-bodied palate lacks some delineation and intensity of flavors, and has good acidity, but the tannins are too dry. Drink 2014-2017. I found the Vinicola Real portfolio a little inconsistent with some ripe and too oaky wines. The reds, especially, seemed all very ripe and I found them a little confusing, showing notes of oxidation at first and then getting fresher with air. I tasted the wines twice and followed their evolution once the bottle was opened. Imported by Grapes Of Spain, Lorton, VA; tel. (571) 642-0343; www.grapesofspain.com

(85% tempranillo, 10% graciano and 5% garnacha; fermented in French oak vats and then aged for 18 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels): Opaque ruby. Sexy, mineral-tinged cherry and dark berry scents are complicated by vanilla, licorice and black cardamom. Sweet and penetrating on the palate, offering juicy blackcurrant and bitter cherry flavors that become sweeter with air. A suave floral pastille note comes up on the clinging finish, which shows excellent clarity and barely perceptible tannins.