Bodegas Riojanas

Monte Real Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo

9.268 ratings
9.217 pro ratings
La Rioja Alta, La Rioja, Spain
Tempranillo
Lamb, Tomato-Based, Polenta, Hard Cheese, Pork, Beef, Pasta, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Venison, Exotic Spices, Potato, Turkey, Beans & Peas, Herbs, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Salami & Prosciutto, White Rice, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lasagna, Pizza, Barbecue, Mexican Cuisine, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Chris McClellan

Baked/dried red fruits, leather and soy sauce, mod tannins and acid and oak but appeared to be all old oak slight new oak...Great finish

Baked/dried red fruits, leather and soy sauce, mod tannins and acid and oak but appeared to be all old oak slight new oak...Great finish

Mar 16th, 2018
Molly Brooks

Some stewy fruit. Sweet & sour sauce, fo "Real"...
....in a pleasant, evolving way
#rioja #tempranillo

Some stewy fruit. Sweet & sour sauce, fo "Real"...
....in a pleasant, evolving way
#rioja #tempranillo

2 people found it helpfulAug 1st, 2015
Brian Dykes

Partner Bin 77 Bistro & Wine, Bin 77 The Sidebar

9.1

2001 - good balance - a little spice on the finish. Worth the price

2001 - good balance - a little spice on the finish. Worth the price

1 person found it helpfulMar 6th, 2015
Kuan Lim

Plum, sweet vanilla and dark soy sauce on the nose...
Creamy, raisiny and moderate acidity on the mouth. ..
13.5 ABW

Plum, sweet vanilla and dark soy sauce on the nose...
Creamy, raisiny and moderate acidity on the mouth. ..
13.5 ABW

Mar 24th, 2015
Erica Kane

Amazing wine! Freshness and perfume still holding for a 2001

Amazing wine! Freshness and perfume still holding for a 2001

Mar 16th, 2015
Jennifer McPherson

Raw root vegetables, dill, dark spices, delicious finish.

Raw root vegetables, dill, dark spices, delicious finish.

Oct 19th, 2014
Alex Alvärëz

Mushrooms. Dried cherries. Tobacco. Love the musk.

Mushrooms. Dried cherries. Tobacco. Love the musk.

Apr 30th, 2014
Shengli Hu

Sweet and sour, leather, garnet, oxidative, iron iodine, tart cherry, dried plum, earth, DILL, prune, hawthorn, high acidity, elevated tannin, full body. I called it Sangiovese??? (Maybe, I remembered I didn’t get it but forgot what I mistook it for.) No vanilla though.

Sweet and sour, leather, garnet, oxidative, iron iodine, tart cherry, dried plum, earth, DILL, prune, hawthorn, high acidity, elevated tannin, full body. I called it Sangiovese??? (Maybe, I remembered I didn’t get it but forgot what I mistook it for.) No vanilla though.

Oct 9th, 2022
Andrea Watt

Earthy oak and black cherry, with raspberry and pepper. Bold, rich, and tannic.

Earthy oak and black cherry, with raspberry and pepper. Bold, rich, and tannic.

Dec 3rd, 2022
Andrew Algren

Sommelier Alinea

An all time favorite claimed my key tonight #Acantowinebattle

An all time favorite claimed my key tonight #Acantowinebattle

Sep 18th, 2015