Cvne (Cune) Imperial Reserva Rioja
Graciano,Mazuelo,Tempranillo
| Vintage: | 2015 |
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| Description: | 92 Pts - Wine Advocate. "The 2014 Imperial Reserva is 85% Tempranillo with 5% each of Graciano, Mazuelo and Garnacha fermented in stainless steel vats and matured in oak barrels for two years. It's the more balsamic and aromatic of all the Reservas, with intoxicating aromas of cigar box, ash, incense, old furniture, faint smoke and spices. There is good ripeness, without excess. I think this is a real triumph over the challenging conditions of the year, with harmony and balance, good acidity and very fine tannins. It's not a super vintage, but a noteworthy one, with all that is needed to develop in bottle. 150,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2017.". 93 Pts - Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice). "Imperial Reserva is a personal favorite, and from a vintage plagued by rain this is a swinging success. Rich aromas of maple are prominent, with solid berry fruit as the canvas. Punchy acidity seems raw at first, but it's the proper carrying vessel for tangy, spicy dried-fruit flavors that settle on cranberry and plum. Drink through 2032.". Winemaker's Notes. Intense body of cherry color with beautiful purple highlights. Attractive aroma of forest fruits, violet sand licorice with reminiscences to Atlantic forest with notes to clove and cigar leaves. In the mouth we notice its softness and finesse in perfect balance with a silky tannin which makes us reach along and balsamic aftertaste where the aromas are intermingled to make this wine elegant. Technical notes Aging in cask 24 moths and aging in bottle 36 moths before going to market. Made from a selection of the best grapes from our Rioja Alta vineyards around the village of Villalba that were hand harvested in small 30 kg boxes. Before starting the alcoholic fermentation, the bunches of grapes were cooled down and kept at a low temperature for some hours in order to improve our control over fermentation without using any additives and to achieve an optimum extraction. The fermentation took place in a combination of oak vats and stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. The wine was then aged in both American and French new and used oak casks for two years, followed by another two years in bottle prior to its release in the market. Other text 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). Producer Cvne, is situated in Rioja in the traditional neighborhood of the station, where the oldest wineries of Rioja Alta established themselves, for the main reason of transporting their goods to the port of Bilbao. In 1879, two brothers decided to set up a business in the recently flourishing trade of the wine business. C.v.n.e., Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana (The Northern Spanish Wine Company) or la Cune, as it is commonly known in Haro, was created. This cellar still reflects the origins of the company and is kept in the traditional neighborhood of the Haro station. |
| Price: | $ 43.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from Shop Rite Wines & Spirits of Chester
| Address: |
120 US 206 South Chester, NJ 07930 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 908-879-5352 |
| Fax: | 908-879-7295 |
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This product was inactivated January 13, 2022.
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