CVNE 2010 'Imperial' Gran Reserva Rioja

CVNE 2010 'Imperial' Gran Reserva Rioja

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A Stunning 97, a 95, and another Triple 94 Points for this fine 2010 Imperial Gran Reserva AND only made in exceptional vintage years, cellared and stored with the supplier. $139 SRP. $84 here. 40% off a wine that ages for decades.

- Tim Atkins raves it’s a “Great value” (and that’s at full price!)

- Wine Enthusiast singled it out as an ‘Editors Choice’ AND landed on their TOP 100 Wines list.

- Wine Spectator calls this wine ”Energetic, yet harmonious..”

- Decanter wrote about it in their recently published ‘2026 World Cup Wine’ series this month and calling it ”..an iconic bottle…to splurge on..”

- Wine Advocate rated 2010 as a 95-point vintage for Rioja overall, the highest score they had ever awarded a Rioja vintage, placing it alongside the legendary 2004

The fruit for Imperial Gran Reserva comes from CVNE’s best vineyards, all over 40 years in age and almost all bush vines

We brought in three consecutive vintages (2009, 2010, 2011) specifically for Marathon. Today is rare opportunity to build a vertical of one of Spain’s most celebrated labels. If you are quick to the click..and stay on; you may just score these wines!! Due to its scarcity and being a highly collectible wine; in demand for the collector and connoisseur hive’s. we were only able to snag a handful of cases for this wine. Hope you get it and the other two! We don’t think it will last more than 30 minutes in the queue.

Old vine parcels in Briones and Villalba provide the fruit for this exceptional blend of Tempranillo with 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo. This is a wine to drink now or, better still, cellar for a decade or more: sweet oak, black fruits, Asian spices and remarkable focus and freshness. Great value, too.

40% OFF and a chance for a rare collectible library vintage…no thinking needed.

97 Points – Tim Atkins MW “Old vine parcels in Briones and Villalba provide the fruit for this exceptional blend of Tempranillo with 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo. This is a wine to drink now or, better still, cellar for a decade or more: sweet oak, black fruits, Asian spices, and remarkable focus and freshness. Great value, too.”

95 Points - Wine Enthusiast - Editors Choice - “Certain wines exude a sense of elevated excellence. This one gets to that level via aromas of spice cake, baked plum and tobacco aromas. A stocky saturated palate is structured and built to age, while this tastes of cool blue fruits, herbs, coffee and chocolate. A smoothly textured finish deals cocoa and mocha notes. Drink through 2040.”

94 Points - Wine Advocate - ”We’re in for a treat with the 2010 Imperial Gran Reserva, a classic among classics in a classic vintage. It’s very spicy and still slightly oaky, with ripe fruit without any excess; it is a serious, somehow Bordeaux-like, less-perfumed red. The palate shows that seriousness, with some dusty tannins and a dry finish. The texture is a little earthy, very good for food. This could be drunk now, but I’d give it some time in the bottle. The oak feels very nicely integrated, less noticeable than in warmer vintages like 2009. A very good vintage for this bottling. The category that was close to disappearing ten years ago. Drink 2017-2028.”

94 Points - Vinous - ”(aged for three years in American and French oak and then held back for four years before release) Vivid ruby-red. Smoky oak-accented red berries, cherry pit, incense and mocha aromas show outstanding clarity and vivacity. Sweet, expansive, palate-staining raspberry, cherry pie, vanilla and floral pastille flavors fan out steadily on the back half. The smoky note reemerges on an impressively long, floral- and spice-driven finish that’s given shape by supple, harmonious tannins. In the context of world-class Spanish wines, which this one is, there’s truly outstanding value here. Drink 2022-2038”

94 Points - James Suckling - ”Lots of plum, chocolate and rose aromas. Licorice and cloves too. Very subtle yet rich. Full-bodied, very fine and balanced. Lovely firm and silky mouthfeel. It still needs some bottle age to soften but is already long and beautiful. Elegant. Drink or hold.”

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What the Winery Says 2010 'Imperial' Gran Reserva Rioja

CVNE
CVNE
Winemaker
Maria Larrea
Varietals
85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 5% Mazuelo
Vintage
2010
Alcohol
14%
Appellation
Rioja DOCa, Spain
Subregion
Rioja Alta
First vintage
1920
Total acidity
5.92 g/L
pH
3.6
Aging
24 months in barrel + 36 months in bottle
Barrels
80% French, 20% American oak

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CVNE Winemaker Maria Larrea
CVNE Winemaker Maria Larrea
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