CVNE Imperial Gran Reserva 1947–2018

There is something almost religious, almost ceremonial, about gathering to taste a vertical spanning over 70 years of a wine that has been made for more than 100 years. Even the most jaded wine taster feels the monumental in the moment. The awe is heightened by the glitter of glasses, a room-raft of them; the rustle of glittering names gathering and greeting (or ignoring) each other; the magnificent lit-up glistening of vintage chandeliers in a gold-burnished ballroom steeped in history and privilege and rank. There...