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The September 2016 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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Estimate: $250
Base neck.
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93JG
"The 1988 Imperial Gran Reserva was bottled in the spring of 1994 and is a beautiful example of the vintage that has now entered its apogee of peak maturity and is drinking with great breed and style. The superb nose offers up a constellation of cherries, red plums, coconut, a touch of fennel seed, lovely soil tones and a deft base of vanillin and coconutty oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and nicely tangy today, with a lovely core, melting tannins and outstanding length and grip on the pure and elegant finish. A lovely, lovely wine."
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Red
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"The 1988 Imperial Gran Reserva was bottled in the spring of 1994 and is a beautiful example of the vintage that has now entered its apogee of peak maturity and is drinking with great breed and style. The superb nose offers up a constellation of cherries, red plums, coconut, a touch of fennel seed, lovely soil tones and a deft base of vanillin and coconutty oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and nicely tangy today, with a lovely core, melting tannins and outstanding length and grip on the pure and elegant finish. A lovely, lovely wine."
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Spain has the largest area under vine of any country and a deep tradition of oak-aged reds. Tempranillo-based wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, alongside Priorat's Garnacha and Carinena, anchor its fine-wine reputation.
Spain's noble red grape, producing structured, savory wines of red fruit and leather that respond beautifully to oak aging in Rioja and Ribera del Duero.