CVNE Rioja Vina Real Gran Reserva 1970

Name: CVNE Rioja Vina Real Gran Reserva 1970
Brand: WineWise [WIS]
SKU: SF-4-WIN--110625-34
Price: 419.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$419⁹⁹

Step back to 1970 with CVNE's legendary Viña Real Gran Reserva, a wine that speaks to Spain's winemaking heritage. This Tempranillo-based gran reserva has evolved into a wine of remarkable complexity: iodine, leather, and brick dust frame a soft, balanced palate that reveals its 55 years of graceful maturation. First produced in 1920 from grapes in Rioja Alavesa's heart, Viña Real established CVNE as a benchmark producer. A portal to Spain's past, still vibrant.

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Robert Parker

94 points

"The 1970s saw major changes in Rioja: the first "modern" wines were produced by Marqués de Cáceres, Remelluri and Contino, and the aging time in wood for wines was shortened in general. Until then, six years in barrique was the norm (almost the minimum) for reds, and this time was shortened during the 1970s and 1980s until the approximate two years of today. The breakdown by variety was about 40% Tempranillo, 40% Garnacha and 20% of the rest, mainly Mazuelo and Graciano. 1970 was a very famous vintage in Rioja, the one that provoked the extension of the vineyards. In the same year, The Isle of Wight Festival was held and remains the largest rock festival of all time with some 600, 000 attendants. Meanwhile, Simon & Garfunkel released their final album together, "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Black Sabbath released their first record –considered the first major heavy metal album. The Beatles broke up and Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died 20 days apart. In Washington, D.C., 100, 000 people demonstrated against the Vietnam War. This was a very ripe vintage, and the wine seems to be aging faster than other vintages, with a little sweet fruit, ripe and fully resolved. The 1970 Viña Real Gran Reserva was bottled in February 1975. There was a bit of discussion about this wine, as it was one of the most anticipated vintages. At this age, of course, there are no more great vintages, but great bottles. The wine is definitely polished and fully resolved, in fact I think it might be slowly fading out. Notes of iodine, leather and brick dust and a soft palate reveal a wine that is complex and balanced." —Luis Gutiérrez

Jancis Robinson

18 points

"Excellent vintage. Dark crimson. Dried out nose on first bottle. Pure curry powder on the second. Then very rich fruit – gorgeous! Really stonkingly seductive. Big and bold."

More about CVNE

CVNE – that’s “Compañia Vinicola del Norte de Espańa”, but nobody calls it that, is one of the original seven producers to invent the Rioja wine at the end of the 19th century, when they all set up their bodegas in Haro for easy access to the train. The others include legends like Lopez de Heredia, La Rioja Alta, and Muga. All of these producers, once pioneers, are now conservators of a very special heritage: the production of wine from the Tempranillo grape, grown in calcareous/clay soils, and aging it in vessels produced from (mostly) American oak casks.