CVNE, Rioja Gran Reserva Imperial other_regions with plenty of dark red

with plenty of dark red cherry

thick white Hermitage will not be as long lived as the 2009

it enters the palate with softness and elegance

doesn't look to be 11 years old

CVNE, Rioja Gran Reserva Imperial other_regions with plenty of dark red(raised for 24 months in American oak casks), Bright ruby red; doesn't look to be 11 years old. Powerful, oak spiced aromas of candied cherry and raspberry, with suave vanilla, mocha and floral nuances and slow building tobacco and leather elements. Pliant, palate staining red fruit and floral pastille flavors show impressive depth and heft, with a good lashing of sweet vanillin oak. Sweet and expansive on the gently tannic finish, which shows