Imperial Gran Reserva 2011
The perfect balance of fruits of the forest and licorice stand out along with aromas from pine, cigar leaf and sweet spices. The palate is marked by soft tannins and a long elegant finish.
Vineyards
Manually harvested from our best and oldest vineyards with grapes being sorted both in the vineyard and the winery.
Vintage
The main characteristic of this harvest has been the excellent health of the grapes. 2011 was an atypical vintage with water stress and lower day/night temperature contrast than usual leading to less even ripening requiring even more rigorous grape selection in the vineyard and winery. Ripening was a week ahead of previous years, but the wines obtained were well-structured with high polyphenol content and good colour consistency.
Winemaking
Cold maceration before fermentation in French oak vats, followed by a two-year ageing process in French and American oak barrels and a period of bottle ageing before being released.
Enjoy with:
- Grilled and Roasted Red Meats
- Pizza/Pasta
- Casseroles/Stews
- Mild Creamy Cheeses
- Mature Strong Cheeses
- Grapes
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- 85% Tempranillo
- 10% Graciano
- 5% Mazuelo
- Region/Appellation
- Rioja
- Alcohol by volume
- 14.00%
- Residual Sugar
- 1.6 g/l
- pH
- 3.62
- Total Acidity
- 5.2 g/l
- Drinking Window
- 2023 - 2032
- Tasting Guide
- Bottle Barcode
- 8410591002178
- Case Barcode
- 28410591002178
- Bottle Height
- 301 mm
- Bottle Width
- 76 mm
- Label Weight
- 1.5 g
- Empty Bottle Weight
- 530 g
- Full Bottle Weight
- 1260 g
- Closure Type
- Cork
- Closure Material
- Natural Cork
- Closure Weight
- 3.5 g
- Capsule Material
- Tin
- Capsule Weight
- 3.5 g
- Case Height
- 330 mm
- Case Width
- 182 mm
- Case Length
- 273 mm
- Full Case Weight
- 10 kg
- Empty Case Weight
- 1530 g
- Cases per Layer
- 10
- Layers per Pallet
- 7
- Full Pallet Weight
- 720 kg
- Shink Wrap Weight
- 500 g
- Empty Pallet Weight
- 20 kg