Cvne Imperial Rioja Gran Reserva
Tempranillo
| Vintage: | 2011 |
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| Description: | Review I'm always looking forward to tasting CVNE's Gran Reserva bottlings, especially the 2011 Imperial Gran Reserva, as the year was highly praised, and I was very curious to see how it behaved. It's a classical blend of Tempranillo with 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo that matured in barrel for two years. It has good depth and complexity in the nose, nicely layered, very balsamic and tertiary. It feels elegant and harmonious. The palate is surprisingly fresh and vibrant, with finesse, freshness, fine and mostly resolved tannins and a fine thread of acidity that holds and lifts up the finish. 50,000 bottles were filled in June 2014. Like most producers in Rioja (and elsewhere in Spain), Cvne lost some 70% of their crop in 2017, a year marked by frost and drought. The whites and rosés are not as vibrant as 2016 (a very good year overall), and the reds are better in 2017 than whites. As for 2016, it's a year of quantity and quality, with vibrant whites. 2015 is more homogeneous and dry and 2014 very challenging and very heterogeneous. Víctor Urrutia's classification would be: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014. But it's early to say much about 2017, which has just finished malolactic. They have invested in buying new vineyards in the last few years. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Reviewed by Luis Gutiérrez Feb. 2018 - 93+ points. Wine maker notes Imperial is one of the renowned references in the entire history of Spanish winemaking. It is a true classic in Rioja and was first bottled in the 1920's. Its name was originally adopted after a special bottling for the English market in a bottle called 'Pinta Imperial' or 'Imperial Pint' (an Imperial pint, half a litre approximately). Vineyard The grapes to make Imperial have always come from our own 28 hectares of vineyards in Villalba (Rioja Alta), and selected vineyards in the nearby communes of Briones and Montalvo, where our vines average age is kept over 20 years to secure quality. Rioja Alta is the westernmost part of Rioja's three subregions. Its climate is noticeably influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The soil in Rioja Alta is rich in iron salts, limestone and clay, along with nutrients deposited in the region by the tributaries of the Ebro River. Rioja Alta is known for producing full-bodied wines with a medium alcohol content and a high acidity level that are suitable for being aged in casks, forming the basis of most red Rioja. |
| Price: | $ 77.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from West Side Wines & Spirits
| Address: |
10 Raymond Road West Hartford, CT 06107 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 860-233-1241 |
First added to 1000 Corks on October 17, 2018.
This product was inactivated June 6, 2022.
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