Reserva Real, DO Penedès
jamessuckling.com
95
“Excellent freshness and intensity of meaty blue fruit here with currants, blackberries, dark plums, peppercorns and chocolate, with dark earth and some spearmint. Crushed stone minerality on the palate, with fantastic freshness. Full-bodied, tight, caressing and perfectly ripe tannins. Already delicious, but will age beautifully.”
Wine Spectator
94
"Packs a rich core of savory ground coffee, loamy earth and tar-tinged smoke enmeshed with a pleasing range of ripe black currant and black plum fruit, bay leaf and milled pepper notes. Full-bodied and dense, this expressive red shows muscular tannins, yet is graceful overall and well-knit, with a plush texture and balsamico acidity carrying the range of flavors."