2009 | CVNE 'Imperial' Gran Reserva | Rioja Urziger Wurzgarten ripe dark fruit and fine

ripe dark fruit and fine

Aromas of brambly fruits of the wood

Firms up yet remains balanced

but above all really appealing fruit

neighbour to the first growths

2009 | CVNE 'Imperial' Gran Reserva | Rioja Urziger Wurzgarten ripe dark fruit and fineImperial was first bottled in 1920 and has gained a reputation as one of the best known wines of Rioja. The name traces its origins back to a special bottling intended for the English market which was called Pinta Imperial, or 'Imperial pint'. The grapes come from CVNEs 28ha of vineyards, as well as from selected sites in Rioja Alta, where the vines are on average 20 years old. Ageing in French and American oak lasts for 24 months, with another 48