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The Spring 2016 Distinguished Cellar Auction
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Estimate: $140
2 x 2cm, 1 x 2.5cm, 1 nicked capsule, very lightly scuffed labels.
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"The 1991 Viña Real Gran Reserva was harvested in a year that saw the start of the Gulf War, the abolition of apartheid in South Africa, Yugoslavia's civil war and the death of Freddie Mercury. CVNE harvested 5. 5 million kilos of grapes during that vintage and Viña Real was fermented in cement vats in their winery at Elciego. The wine was bottled in June 1996. Classical and gastronomical, it’s very aromatic with plenty of forest floor, truffle and porcini aromas, with meaty aromas, hinting on leather. The palate is polished, with fully resolved tannins, a touch warmth, but really satisfying, open and approachable. The 1991 has developed beautifully, and this wine could have had about 20% Garnacha; during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s the percentage of Garnacha was even higher, up to 30-40% in some cases, and the white Viura was also part of the blend every year. This wine is now fully developed, with notes of mushrooms, cured meat and leather in a most classical way."
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"The 1991 Viña Real Gran Reserva was harvested in a year that saw the start of the Gulf War, the abolition of apartheid in South Africa, Yugoslavia's civil war and the death of Freddie Mercury. CVNE harvested 5. 5 million kilos of grapes during that vintage and Viña Real was fermented in cement vats in their winery at Elciego. The wine was bottled in June 1996. Classical and gastronomical, it’s very aromatic with plenty of forest floor, truffle and porcini aromas, with meaty aromas, hinting on leather. The palate is polished, with fully resolved tannins, a touch warmth, but really satisfying, open and approachable. The 1991 has developed beautifully, and this wine could have had about 20% Garnacha; during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s the percentage of Garnacha was even higher, up to 30-40% in some cases, and the white Viura was also part of the blend every year. This wine is now fully developed, with notes of mushrooms, cured meat and leather in a most classical way."
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Spain has the largest area under vine of any country and a deep tradition of oak-aged reds. Tempranillo-based wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, alongside Priorat's Garnacha and Carinena, anchor its fine-wine reputation.
Spain's noble red grape, producing structured, savory wines of red fruit and leather that respond beautifully to oak aging in Rioja and Ribera del Duero.