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CVNE Imperial Reserva 2020

CVNE Imperial Reserva 2020

4.0 (1)
$50.00 750 mL

Sugar Content

3 g/L

Dry (1–10 g/L)

CVNE Imperial Reserva 2020 has 3 g/L of residual sugar (Dry), about 0.4 g in a 5 oz glass.

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Product Details

The 2019 Imperial Reserva was cropped from a very healthy year with good ripeness and balance, a powerful vintage with a 185-day vegetative cycle. They look for finesse, precision and power, a blend of Tempranillo and 15% Graciano, Mazuelo and Garnacha put through optical sorting and fermented in oak vats with yeasts selected from the Imperial vineyards and a 20-day maceration, then it matured in barrels, 70% French and the rest American, for 24 months. It has 14% alcohol and a pH of 3.61. It feels very classical, with finesse and power, balanced and serious. It has tannins that call for food. It was bottled in June 2022. Drink date: 2024-2031.

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More Details

Alcohol/Vol 14%
Made In Rioja, Spain
By Vintages Front Line Release
Sugar Content 3 g/L
Sweetness Descriptor Dry (1–10 g/L)
Varietal Tempranillo
Volume 750 mL
LCBO # 424390

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