Bodegas Vinicola Real - 200 Monges Grand Reserve 2005 (750ml)

 

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Producer	Bodegas Vinicola Real
Country	Spain
Region	Rioja
Varietal	Tempranillo
Vintage	2005
Sku	210000001824
Size	750ml

Bodegas Vinicola Real - 200 Monges Grand Reserve 2005

This Bodega was started in 1992 by master distiller and winemaker, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez. The cellars are located in the village of Albelda de Iregua in Rioja Alta. They have a total of 25 hectares of vineyards in 4 different zones of Rioja Alta. Traditional, chemical-free viticulture is practiced, all grapes are harvested by hand and sorted again at the winery on a sorting table prior to crushing and fermentation.

Winemaker Notes: This is produced from the strictest selection of grapes in the winery. Depending on lignification of stems, grapes are either partially or fully destemmed prior to fermentation. The grapes were fermented for 11 days in French Allier oak vats followed by a 25 days post-fermentation maceration looking to increase the amount of noble tannin in the finished wine. Aged for a minimum of 20 months in oak barrels. The barrels are from different origins in France as well as America. The wine spends another 16 months aging in the bottle prior to release for sale. This wine is bottled unfiltered.

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.