Gran Reserva Imperial
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30 years from the vintage release, though outstanding vintages can continue to evolve beautifully for 40 years or more.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Classic Spanish roasted lamb (cordero asado), grilled venison or other wild game, and well-aged Manchego cheese.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
First created in the 1920s, CVNE's 'Imperial' is one of Spain's most illustrious wine icons, originally named after a special 'imperial pint' bottle produced for the British market. This Gran Reserva is only made in exceptional vintages, sourced from low-yielding, bush-trained old vines in the Rioja Alta sub-region, particularly around the village of Villalba. The blend is anchored by Tempranillo, with small additions of Graciano and Mazuelo. It is aged for at least two years in French and American oak casks followed by an extended period of bottle aging in CVNE's historic Eiffel-designed cellars in Haro. The result is a masterclass in traditional Rioja: a wine of incredible elegance, showing complex layers of dried forest fruits, leather, sweet spices, and cigar box, underpinned by a fine, mineral-etched acidity.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE) blev grundlagt i 1879 af brødrene Raimundo og Eusebio Real de Asúa og er et af Riojas mest prestigefyldte og historiske vinhuse, med base i det ikoniske Barrio de la Estación i Haro. Vingården drives den dag i dag af grundlæggernes efterkommere, som forener klassiske vinfremstillingstraditioner med nytænkende innovation på tværs af husets forskellige ejendomme og kældre. CVNE er berømt for at skabe verdensklasse, lagringsdygtige vine med fokus på elegance, struktur og balance, hvor Tempranillo og andre lokale Rioja-druer spiller hovedrollen. Porteføljen rummer legendariske milepæle som Imperial, Viña Real og enkeltmarksvinen Viñedos del Contino.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo