2012 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  10/22/2023 - pdxwinefan Likes this wine:

  2 hour decant with some extra aerating (back and forth between decanters) added to ensure it opened. Time open is necessary, as the early intense acidity was allowed to integrate. Rich aromas—vanilla, blackberry, tobacco. At first loads of vanilla on the palate, with dark cherry and blackberry. Medium/plus acidity, refined tannins. After a couple more hours some vegetal/green pepper notes emerged. Fun wine. Seems like it will last at least a few more years.

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  4/1/2021 - Casablanca77 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Excellent Rioja Reserva. Solidly built with aromas of cherry, currant, vanilla oak and cloves. This is full-bodied with medium alcohol, medium plus tannins and citrus acidity. The flavors are of blackberry, black cherry and a touch of tobacco. This is very savory and has a nicely balanced finish.

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  3/6/2021 - Frosken Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Vanilje, saftig sødmefull frukt. Til tapas

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  2/22/2021 - Gannet2013 wrote:

  Dark plummy fruit. Ideally needs keeping. Plenty of upside

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  10/24/2020 - johnrm Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Opened, decanted, and left for 4h before serious tasting. Full of juicy red and black berry fruit (redcurrants, blackcurrants) at first with good acidity and plenty of tannin. With time, the fruit veered towards dark cherries. It was very good with a sirloin steak when the acidity and tannin were ideal. After 6+ hours, the nose was opening and showed an almost perfumed fragrance; the palate was richer and sweeter but the tannins and acidity persisted. Raspberry began to emerge later - on nose and palate. I think this is still developing and needs quite a few years yet to show its strengths and quality. Don’t be afraid to wait.

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