VINA REAL CRIANZA RIOJA 75CL 13.5%

Aromatic intensity with forest fruits such as blackberries and wild cranberries intermingled with black liquorice, vanilla and nutmeg from time spent in oak. The perfect balance of tannin and acidity. The Vina Real Crianza is an important wine for the CVNE group. They launched the wine in the 1920's and at the time they were one of the pioneering wineries to use oak ageing for their Crianza.

The Vina Real winery is in Laguardia, the heart of the Rioja Alavesa sub-region. The wine is made from 90% Tempranillo with the remaining 10% from: Graciano, Garnacha and Mazuelo.

After 13 month in mainly American Oak the wine is bottled and further matured before release. Ripe and richly fruity wine with rich aromas of fruit cake and spice, smooth and supple in the mouth with perfectly integrated oak, a rounded silky texture and smooth tannins, all supported by a lovely weight of fruit. Grapes were destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks for 10-12 days with temperatures between 26-28C.

Once malolactic fermentation (process in winemaking in which tart-tasting malic acid, naturally present in grape must, is converted to softer-tasting lactic acid)  is complete, the wine is placed in American and French oak barrels for 13-14 months.

Perfect with grilled and roasted red meats.

Grapes; Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, and Grenache/Garnacha