2011 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 90.1 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View amateur62's profile
  • Report Issue

  12/16/2023 - amateur62 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo from their Rioja Alta vineyards. Aged in American and French new and used oak barrels for two years. Total acidity 5.3, alcohol 14% vol.
  
  Decanted 3 hours before dinner. On the nose a bit shy, black fruited with first tertiary notes, on the palate full bodied, good freshness and depth, smooth tannin and long finish.
  
  According to the vintage, more on the modern side than the 2010 vintage and not the long runner but therefore already very approachable. Matched perfectly to the lamb and the gratin dauphinois. Drink within the next 12+ years and give it a long decant to get a good result.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View ricard's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/24/2023 - ricard Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Still very dark, inky and young. Smoky and tarry. Hugely concentrated and restrained. Doesn't have the perfect sphericity of the 2010, but really impressive balance between oak, sugar, fruit and tannin. Supremely elegant.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Smahlatz's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/1/2021 - Smahlatz Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Will this had improved markedly since last tasting over 2 years ago. There is a buttery depth the oak brings that I don't mind at all surprisingly, but it is will integrated. Bright Tempranillo fruit. A medium finish. No rush.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View salarvcj's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/7/2021 - salarvcj Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Good mature Rioja, took a while to open up was better on the palate than the nose

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View salarvcj's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/3/2021 - salarvcj wrote: 90 Points

  Lovely mature Rioja. Ready to drink now but will drink well for ages yet.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 26 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.