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• Boone's Farm Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 8, 2022 - Cherries, dried fruit, bitter chocolate and earth. A tiny bit caustic at first but became quite good after an hour

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• Boone's Farm Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 22, 2021 - Initially this wine had a harsh caustic finish though the nose was great from the onset. After two hours it became integrated and smooth and the cinnamon , cardamon, rose petals and red fruit. Light bodied and delicate. A Very nice wine.

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• SimonG wrote: 94 points

  April 19, 2018 - Will T’s (30th) 87s (Noizé, London): Denser and plusher than the VR Reserva. Somewhat more obvious as expected. Very smooth. Creamy velvet. Classic Imperial. Brash smoothness rather than reticent complexity. Slips down well though! ****1/2

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• lolo66 wrote:

  November 7, 2016 - wonderful. In a place of perfect balance between secondary fruit and tertiary flavors. This shows ample fruit and some earth and tobacco. subtle tea leaves. delicious.

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• lolo66 Likes this wine: 93 points

  August 10, 2015 - Decanted for an hour. Very youthful. Showing lots of pronounced notes of licorice, leather and noticeable oak. Cherry hiding beneath. Waiting to come out. Last sip showed some orange peel and some tea notes. Give this another decade in cellar to get those lighter more ethereal notes or drink now for prominent notes.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1987
• Type Red
• Producer C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España)
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Imperial Gran Reserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion La Rioja Alta
• Appellation Rioja

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• In Cellars 30 (41%)
• Consumed 43 (59%)

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