ON-280545 QC-12497501
Viña Real Gran Reserva 2008
Tempranillo
Rioja, Spain
LCBO# 280545
0V
9090
$36.95
Critic Reviews (7)
Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

Lovely velvety texture - huge, opulent and modern but not without an acidic backbone. Not the most typical...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This is an elegant yet edgy Rioja at eight years of age. The nose shows lifted currant, herbs/rosemary, some...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Here's a lovely, succulent, deliciously savoury Rioja, salty and infinitely drinkable. Unlike most in the traditional...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Highly volatile at this stage and perhaps will be at further stages, but the fruit slinging to acidity bringing it to...

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Marc Chapleau
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Marc Chapleau

Very good rioja, concentrated and woody without sacrificing a certain elegance. No heaviness, that is, even a sense...

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Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill Zacharkiw

Very clean Gran Reserva. The structure is there, elegant and refined tannin, as well as the cherry fruit, but not...

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Nadia  Fournier
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Nadia Fournier

Tasted again in August 2015, Gran Reserva left me a more favorable impression. Good conventional invoice, fleshy...

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