2005 Imperial, Gran Reserva, C.V.N.E., Rioja, Spain
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Tempranillo
Ready - mature
- Luis Gutiérrez
- 95/100
Product: 20058030856
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2005
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity Ready - mature
Grape List Tempranillo
Body Full Bodied
Producer C.V.N.E.
Critics reviews
Luis Gutiérrez 95/100
The 2005 Imperial Gran Reserva is firing on all cylinders. Smoked cured meats, balsamic notes of beeswax, antique shop and incense define the complex and elegant nose. The medium-bodied palate reveals an impressively powerful wine that feels light on its feet. I needed to swallow a bit of wine to make sure; yes, it’s truly elegant and classic. This great wine transports you to the old Grand Reservas of yesteryear. It delivers great quality at a great price.Drink 2016 - 2023Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (December 2013)
Drink 2016 - 2023
About this wine
Tempranillo/Tinto Fino
A high quality red wine grape that is grown all over Spain except in the hot South - it is known as Tinto Fino in Ribera del Duero, Cencibel in La Mancha and Valdepenas and Ull de Llebre in Catalonia. Its spiritual home is in Rioja and Navarra where it constitutes around 70% of most red blends.
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Rioja Alta
Rioja is known primarily for its reds although it also makes white wines from the Viura and Malvasia grapes and rosés mainly from Garnacha. Most wineries (bodegas) have their own distinct red wine formula, but are normally a combination of Tempranillo, Garnacha and sometimes Graciano. Other red varieties recently approved into the Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) regulations are the little-known Maturana Tinta, Maturana
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C.V.N.E.
Bodegas C.V.N.E. is still owned and run by the Real de Asua family whose ancestors established it back in 1879. Its full name is Compañía Vinicola del Norte de España but it more commonly known as "coonay".
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