Winemaker Notes
Monte Real Reserva has a mysterious complexity and an elegance from its origin. This Tempranillo fragrance was created to conquer by its aroma. Intense cherry red color, with subtle vermilion rims. On the nose, fresh red fruits are mixed with compote ripe fruits, with the aroma of licorice. In the mouth, it seduces by its meatiness, charm with that magic of licorice and the silkiness of ripe fruit, forming a concoction that sparkles playing with the notes of chocolate, cloves, nutmeg and balsamic.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Soft and round tannins that are integrated and fresh with a full body and precise cut at the end. Fresh finish. Nicely crafted.
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Wine Enthusiast
Ripe berry, vanilla and dried cheese aromas are moderately complex and true to traditional Rioja. A full, fleshy palate is balanced by red fruit acidity, while plum, berry and oak flavors are ripe to the point that you can find a touch of raisin if you dig deep. A warm, fully ripe finish is par for the course.
Hailed as the star red variety in Spain’s most celebrated wine region, Tempranillo from Rioja, or simply labeled, “Rioja,” produces elegant wines with complex notes of red and black fruit, crushed rock, leather, toast and tobacco, whose best examples are fully capable of decades of improvement in the cellar.
Rioja wines are typically a blend of fruit from its three sub-regions: Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental, although specific sub-region (zonas), village (municipios) and vineyard (viñedo singular) wines can now be labeled. Rioja Alta and Alavesa, at the highest elevations, are considered to be the source of the brightest, most elegant fruit, while grapes from the warmer and drier, Rioja Oriental, produce wines with deep color, great body and richness.