2021 CVNE Vina Real de Asua Reserva

CVNE's Asua is only made in top years (2004, 2005, 2010, 2011 and now 2015). Since 1994, CVNE has been paying tribute to its founders with this magnificent red, made from a selection of the best Tempranillo varieties grown on a 1.5-hectare plot in Rioja Alta and vinified in a microbodega installed at CVNE's headquarters. It is a classic "revisited" La Rioja, where the proverbial elegance of the wines of this area is underlined by a clear fruit expression.

The wine comes from the best vineyards of Villalaba and Haro where the ripening of the skin and fleshiness of the grape is constantly monitored and by regular tasting the exact date of the harvest is determined. The first selection is collected in small boxes and is then fermented in oak barrels and where they remain for 5 weeks after fermentation under strict control of the temperature. This is the Icon of CVNE - their Top Wine. This wine is intensely ripe with red fruit, spices and mocha / coffee notes and a touch of balsamics from the oak. Very good and balanced in taste with ripe, fine tannins over a rich, fleshy structure. Extremely well balanced with a great aftertaste and good acidity. The 2015 vintage is wonderful with an unprecedented drinking window 2040+

• The Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE) was founded in 1879 by the Real de Asúa brothers.
• CVNE is still owned by the same family, now under the leadership of the 5th generation.
• Real de Asúa is a tribute to the founders of the winery, the Real de Asúa brothers.
• “Carromaza” is a 2.37 hectare vineyard located in the village of Villalba, in Rioja Alta, at the foot of the Sierra de Cantabria.
• 100% Tempranillo.
• Cold maceration, fermentation in 5 year old French oak barrels, followed by malolactic fermentation and maturation in 100% second-hand barriques.
• First vintage in 1994.
• Since 2005 a separate winery dedicated to this wine.

Ratings: 96 Decanter, 96 James Suckling, 96 Jane Anson, 96? Wine Advocate

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