1999 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Gran Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (77) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  2/9/2024 - Paul D wrote: 89 Points

  With AW and FC at Hispania. Nose is quite developed with lots of tobacco, underlying black fruits, touch of vanilla. Medium bodied, tobaccoey black fruit, soft tannins, fresh acids, falls away a touch on the finish. Enjoyable but not one of the best Imperial GR vintages.

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  7/3/2022 - FEDEVIDAL Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Color picota de capa media. Aroma de intensidad media pero vivo esencialmente terciarios como cuero, cenizas o tierra pero también se encuentra fruta negra fresca y abundante. En boca es muy suave táninos redondos y perfectamente integrados, mucha expresividad, en boca resalta más la fruta negra y madura que nariz, madera muy discreta y bien integrada y final muy largo.
  
  No es un Rioja clásico en el sentido tradicional de la palabra, al menos en estos momentos, tampoco tiene nada que ver con los puñetazos denominados modernos, me parece que se trata de un ejemplo de evolución bien entendida, que quizá con mayor tiempo evolucione hacia el clasicismo típico. De todas formas entiendo que hoy por hoy es un vino para beber y disfrutar -y disfrutar mucho-, y que tiene larga vida por delante con muchas posibilidades de ir creciendo y quizá en este caso y evolucionando a un concepto clásico.

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  5/22/2021 - empire80 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Nothing to add to my last note "A beautiful wine, fully mature but absolutely no rush. Gentle spice, nutmeg, tobacco, a great example of traditional rioja". Fantastic with a lamb leg steak.

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  1/27/2021 - stevenc.rees@gmail.com Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Dark red, just starting to fade at the edges. wood in the nose, old oak and cedar; leather and dried black fruits.
  As it opened up the nose refined, and the palate showed firm body, crisp and full flavors. Youthful somehow. Medium long finish. Typical of a very good Rioja GR. highly recommended. Served with flat iron steak and pesto on bread. Drink or hold.

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  8/21/2020 - andtheodor wrote: 92 Points

  Opened to go with some paella valenciana in the backyard. I was worried this might still be all acrid oak, and it does carry some burden of wood still, but it's buttressed nicely by great acidity and dark fruit. Some higher toned aromatics come out with air and everything begins to meld. At the very beginning of what will probably be a long and lovely maturity.

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