Bodegas Vinicola Real was founded in 1989 by Miguel Ángel Rodríguez in Albelda de Iregua, a town with a remarkable history, whose roots go back beyond the medieval era.
Vinícola Real was built near the chapel of Santa Catalina, the only part that remains of the Monastery of San Martín de Albelda founded in the year 924 AD, the Monastery was destroyed due to the detachment of the Salagona rock in 1683.
Vinícola Real was born with the vocation of being a small production winery specializing in high quality wines and "vinos de pago". The idea is to produce "great wines" from a single terroir, with a differentiated method of production and aging, and with a strong personality (the new style of La Rioja).
The name "200 Monges" is a tribute to the disappeared monastery of San Martín de Albeda located in La Rioja and to all those monks who dedicated themselves to safeguarding culture.
The White Wine "200 Monges Reserva" is made with Viura and Malaysia grapes from the D.O. La Rioja that are found as treasures scattered among the black grape vines of the vineyards of the Vinícola Real winery.
The grapes are picked manually at an optimal time to produce a delicate wine that stands out for its terroir, in addition to the fact that the two different varieties are protagonists in providing captivating aromatic ranges that point to immortality.
During its preparation, low yields accompanied by high quality are always sought, for this reason the most optimal bunches that have been previously cultivated organically are selected.
Fermentation is done in new barrels at 14º for 26 days, aged for 24 months in stainless steel tanks and 14 months in French and American oak barrels.
This wine comes from the "El Charco" and "La Rad" vines that have with more than forty years of age and add the necessary structure to be able to obtain a long-aged reserve white wine, singular for its distinctive freshness.
From the best parcels came 3,500 bottles.
