Vina Albali Grand Reserva 2011 750ML

Introduction

Vina Albali Gran Reserva Seleccin Privada is a red wine from Spain. It is made from Tempranillo grapes grown in the Sols family’s vineyards. The 2011 vintage has 13% ABV and is 750 mL. It has a complex aroma of red fruits, leather, green pepper, and spices. The wine is well-balanced and expressive, with rounded tannins. It has good storage potential due to its tannic structure. Producer Information Via Real is a Spanish winery and offshoot brand of the Rioja producer Compaia Vinicola del Norte Espaa (CVNE). It is best known for Tempranillo-dominant red blends, as well as a ros and barrel-aged white wine from Viura. It emerged in 1920 as a single-vineyard bottling from vines in Elciego, though the exact location of the original parcel of vines has since been forgotten. It has its own winery independent of CVNE, as is the case with CVNE’s two other brands, Imperial and Contino. The Via Real winery itself consists of three buildings with the main structure built from red cedar in the likeness of a fermenting vat. Via Real is based in Laguardia in Rioja Alavesa and produces a collection of red wines at Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva levels, the latter being the highest quality and smallest production. The winery also produces a limited-production of Fermentado en Barrica, a Viura wine sourced from 20-year-old vines in Alavesa, Elciago and Laguardia. It is fermented and aged in Hungarian oak barrels of varying capacities and ages.