CVNE Imperial Gran Reserva Rioja 2017
Red Wine from Haro, Rioja Alavesa, Spain
CVNE Imperial Gran Reserva Rioja 2017
Red Wine from Haro, Rioja Alavesa, Spain
Profile:
Deep garnet hue. Complex aromas of ripe berries, vanilla, and cedar. Opulent palate with velvety tannins and a lingering, elegant…
How It Was Made:
The harvest is made manually of selected vineyards, with a double selection of grapes both in the vineyard as in the winery. Cold refrigeration of whole bunches in order to improve fruit extraction and color stability. The crushed grapes were transported by gravity to small oak vats for maceration with cold temperature for a few hours. Followed by fermentation with indigenous yeasts at controlled temperature between 28 and 29ºC. Punching and delestage are carried out daily during fermentation, as well as tastings to determine the perfect moment for draining the vat. After completing the malolactic fermentation in concrete vats, the wine is aged for two years in French and American oak barrels, new and from one wine, with rackings every 8 months, followed by aging in bottle in our century-old cellars until the wine is released to the market.