2017 Cune (Cvne) Imperial Gran Reserva Rioja

97 Points Parker's Wine Advocate
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A "classic among classics" in top Rioja, the Cune Imperial Gran Reserva is stellar. Huge density and flavour concentration is framed by perfect balance of acidity, tannin structure and the refinement that can only come from 36 months in the best oak. After further years settling in bottle, this wine is released ready to decant (well) with food or cellar further. One of the finest Rioja on offer, this compares to aged French wines of four times the price. Collect!
$125.00 in mixed 6+ or $140.00 per bottle

Grape

85% Tempranillo, 10/% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo

Its Origins

The Cune label now occupies the mid-range of the Cvne hierarchy, but the name is based in the family's orginal hometown of Haro, Rioja Alta. It was there that Cvne were established in 1879 by the Real de Asúa brothers, Eusebio and Raimundo, and over the decades they became and remained one of Rioja's most reliable sources of high quality wine. Soon comprising three bodegas (Asua de Real, Cune and Contino) they maintained the distinctiveness of each, with the Cune label's stylistic integrity built around a balance of old and new style Rioja: clean, juicy fruit with oak influence and ageworthy acid and tannin structure.

What The Critics Say

97/100 James Suckling

"A very structured and gorgeous Rioja with blackberry, cherry, cedar and spice aromas and flavors. Hints of toasted oak underneath. Granite, too. Medium-bodied, yet the structure builds on the palate, giving superb length and power. Give it three to five years to come together, and beyond."

95/100 Parker's Wine Advocate, Luis Guttierez

"I tasted two vintages of the Gran Reserva from Haro, starting with the 2017 Imperial Gran Reserva from a warm and dry year whose yields were lowered by frost in late April and was saved by rains at the end of July. It's 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo with 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.65 and 5.31 grams of acidity. It fermented in small oak vats followed by malolactic in concrete and aging in French (70%) and American oak barrels for two years, during which time the wine was racked every eight months. It's evolving at a slightly faster pace and maybe it's a little lighter, but I didn't feel the heat, which is quite something. It's drinking well. 75,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2020." Drink 2023 - 2032

Variety Tempranillo
Region Rioja
Closure Cork
Volume 750ml
Maturity 2023 - 2035

This Wine Goes Well With

with BEEF
with GAME
with LAMB

Taste

4

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