Monte Real Rioja Reserva 2001
| Clarity Colour | |
| Legs | Pronounced |
| Sniffle | |
| Condition | Clean |
| Intensity | The Tempranillo grape shows more restraint. |
| Age | Shows some development with a move from fresh to dried fruit. The primary elements of the wine have melded to produce a more complex bouquet and the individual components are more difficult to identify. |
| Profile | Complex nose where the once primary blackcurrant and redcurrant fruit is changing into dried fruit aromas. The age also gives tobacco and coffee notes. There is a lot of vanilla spice and a smokiness which indicates the use of some new oak. |
| Bibble | |
| Sweetness | Dry – all sugar converted to alcohol. |
| Acidity | 3 |
| Body | Medium-bodied. |
| Profile | Shows rich, concentrated blackcurrant on the palate with aged notes of raisined fruit and tobacco. |
| Alcohol | 0.00 |
| Oak | Shows lashings of new oak (taste of sweet vanilla and spice) are nicely judged and well-integrated into the wine – the oak, tannins and fruit form a seamless whole. |
| Length | 40 |
| Quibble | |
Complex and elegant wine showing a degree of maturity. It is soft and drinking well now but should hold up for another 1-2 years. |
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