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CNVE Imperial Gran Reserva 2004 - Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2013, 2004

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Wine of the Year 2013 (Wine Spectator)

For its ability to balance past and future in such delicious harmony, the Cune Imperial Rioja Gran Reserva 2004 is Wine Spectator's 2013 Wine of the Year.

Read more on http://2013.top100.winespectator.com/1/

Cune was one of the first bodegas to bottle and export its wines, and one of its earliest labels, which gained renown in the 1920s, was called Imperial. It was intended for the English market, and bottled as an "Imperial pint," about 500ml. (There are actually two Imperial bottling's—Reserva and Gran Reserva. In general, Gran Reserva is made with fruit from older vines and spends extra time in barrel.)

The grapes for the wine have always come primarily from a 50-acre parcel in Villalba in Rioja Alta. Yet, Imperial has evolved. The vineyards, once traditionally head-pruned, are now trained in rows on wires, as in Bordeaux. The percentage of Tempranillo in the blend has increased, from around 75 percent to 85 percent, while the white grape Viura has been abandoned as a component. Through most of the 1900s, all the barrels were made of American oak, and maturation extended 10 or 12 years. Today, about 30 percent of the barrels are French oak, and the wine is bottled after about three years. The wines are fermented with native yeasts.

The wine itself has maintained a consistent character. Imperial is rarely aggressive or musclebound, but it doesn't lack structure or grip. New oak never protrudes, nor the oxidation that can result from excessive barrel aging. There is ripe fruit, but it is framed by spice and mineral notes. The wine never seems too young or too old.

I recently attended Decanters Rioja's masterclass where the wine was due to be shown as advertised in the March edition of Decanter but was replaced by the 2005 much to the disappointment of many at the tasting. Maria Larrea chief winemaker seemed to intimate that there was very little 2004 left as library stock.
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Wine of the Year 2013 (Wine Spectator)

For its ability to balance past and future in such delicious harmony, the Cune Imperial Rioja Gran Reserva 2004 is Wine Spectator's 2013 Wine of the Year.

Read more on http://2013.top100.winespectator.com/1/

Cune was one of the first bodegas to bottle and export its wines, and one of its earliest labels, which gained renown in the 1920s, was called Imperial. It was intended for the English market, and bottled as an "Imperial pint," about 500ml. (There are actually two Imperial bottling's—Reserva and Gran Reserva. In general, Gran Reserva is made with fruit from older vines and spends extra time in barrel.)

The grapes for the wine have always come primarily from a 50-acre parcel in Villalba in Rioja Alta. Yet, Imperial has evolved. The vineyards, once traditionally head-pruned, are now trained in rows on wires, as in Bordeaux. The percentage of Tempranillo in the blend has increased, from around 75 percent to 85 percent, while the white grape Viura has been abandoned as a component. Through most of the 1900s, all the barrels were made of American oak, and maturation extended 10 or 12 years. Today, about 30 percent of the barrels are French oak, and the wine is bottled after about three years. The wines are fermented with native yeasts.

The wine itself has maintained a consistent character. Imperial is rarely aggressive or musclebound, but it doesn't lack structure or grip. New oak never protrudes, nor the oxidation that can result from excessive barrel aging. There is ripe fruit, but it is framed by spice and mineral notes. The wine never seems too young or too old.

I recently attended Decanters Rioja's masterclass where the wine was due to be shown as advertised in the March edition of Decanter but was replaced by the 2005 much to the disappointment of many at the tasting. Maria Larrea chief winemaker seemed to intimate that there was very little 2004 left as library stock.
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181056

Name:

CNVE Imperial Gran Reserva 2004 - Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2013

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1 bottles, 75cl each

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Duty Paid

Wine Type:

Red

Fill Level:

Into Neck (IN)

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Approx £15
From TW7, United Kingdom
I am only able to deliver within the UK. Any buyers overseas will need to make their own delivery arrangements.

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