Cune Imperial Gran Reserva is an intense ruby red colour. The nose is rich & enticing with black & red berry fruit & licorice notes. The palate is generously fruity with toasty oak, supple tannins with savoury balsamic nuances & a long finish. This wine is produced from grapes harvested in vineyards over 20 years old in the area around Villalba & Haro in Rioja Alta, bush pruned, with low yields, & are picked by h&. Only the healthiest & ripest grapes are selected, & following destalking the grapes are cold macerated prior to a cool fermentation. Following a long maceration to achieve optimum colour & structure the wine undergoes a malolactic fermentation refining it, yet leaving it with the necessary acidity to complete its maturation in French & American oak as well as bottle ageing prior to release.