CVNE, Rioja Gran Reserva Imperial Size:3x1.5L A wine of pure and

A wine of pure and total pleasure

Light gold color

I had two vintages of the old-vine cuvée to taste side by side

these are the oldest vines in the Jadot portfolio of owned vineyards)

CVNE, Rioja Gran Reserva Imperial Size:3x1.5L A wine of pure and(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