CVNE Imperial Reserva 2019
Description
Né dans les années 20, Imperial est l'un des grands vins d'Espagne. Il est élaboré uniquement à partir de raisins issus de vendanges exceptionnelles, récoltés à la main dans les vignobles de Cvne situés dans la Rioja Alta. D'apparence classique et élégante, il se distingue par son élégance, ses tanins souples et les notes épicées de son élevage
Fiche technique
Dégustation
Vignoble et élaboration
L'avis des experts
The 2019 Imperial Reserva was cropped from a very healthy year with good ripeness and balance, a powerful vintage with a 185-day vegetative cycle. They look for finesse, precision and power, a blend of Tempranillo and 15% Graciano, Mazuelo and Garnacha put through optical sorting and fermented in oak vats with yeasts selected from the Imperial vineyards and a 20-day maceration, then it matured in barrels, 70% French and the rest American, for 24 months. It has 14% alcohol and a pH of 3.61. It feels very classical, with finesse and power, balanced and serious. It has tannins that call for food. 150,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2022.
A precise, layered nose that shows excellent purity despite some sweet oak spices. More berry fruit comes out as you give it some time in the glass. Plums, cherries, red berries with dark mushrooms, cured meat, grilled spices, stones, vanilla and iodine. Juicy, spiced berries quickly tighten up on the medium- to full-bodied palate with dusty, powerful tannins, allowing it to expand into the finish. It grows on the palate and the creaminess is already chiselled. This will age beautifully in the next 10-15 years. Drinkable now, but better from 2026.
Millésimes: 2019 2018 2017 2016