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Bottle of CVNE Cune Vina Real Rioja Gran Reserva 2017-Red Wine-Flatiron SF

CVNE Cune Vina Real Rioja Gran Reserva 2017

Red Wine from Rioja, Spain
by CVNE
$79.99
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CVNE dates back to 1879 and the birth of oft described traditional style of Rioja. The Gran Reserva, aged at minimum 5 years with 2 in barrel before release, is still remarkably young despite the long elevage. It has decades of life yet come.

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CVNE – that’s “Compañia Vinicola del Norte de Espańa”, but nobody calls it that, is one of the original seven producers to invent the Rioja wine at the end of the 19th century, when they all set up their bodegas in Haro for easy access to the train. The others include legends like Lopez de Heredia, La Rioja Alta, and Muga. All of these producers, once pioneers, are now conservators of a very special heritage: the production of wine from the Tempranillo grape, grown in calcareous/clay soils, and aging it in vessels produced from (mostly) American oak casks.

Professional Reviews

Robert Parker

RP 94
"The 2017 Viña Real Gran Reserva is a classical Rioja Alavesa blend of 95% Tempranillo with 5% Graciano from their own vineyards. It matured in new and used barrels for two years and was racked every four months and no less than three in bottle. It has 13.95% alcohol, a pH of 3.54 and six grams of acidity. This is a textbook Gran Reserva; perhaps this year it shows a faster evolution, with notes of olives, with hints of mint, ripe but with acidity. It has a polished palate with fine-grained tannins and a very pleasant tactile sensation. It's ready but should also last." -Luis Gutiérrez

Decanter

D 95
"A wonderfully classic, soft and enticing gran reserva that shows off the potential of this category. It offers spicy notes and red berry fruit with grippy tannins that provide structure. The balanced acidity drives the wine, which finishes with Rioja red berry fruity and red pepper. Very classy: un vino de siempre. Sourced from a number of top vineyards in Laguardia and Elciego, Rioja Alavesa, all small sites between 500m and 650m with vines aged more than 35 years. 95% Tempranillo and 5% Graciano, fermented in stainless steel tanks with native yeasts, aged for a minimum of 24 months in new and second-use French and American oak barrels, then left for a minimum period of three years in bottle before release." -Beth Willard

Wine Spectator

WS 92
"Firm and well-knit, with flavors of baked black raspberry and plum, fresh earth and pretty accents of violet and licorice enmeshed with sculpted tannins. Long and firm on the spiced finish. Tempranillo and Graciano."

Wine Enthusiast

WE 95
"This dark ruby-colored wine offers a nose of black cherry, black currant, vanilla and anisette. Well balanced tannins and acidity support flavors of dark red berries, butterscotch, dark chocolate and a hint of violet. Luxurious tannins settle in and slowly dissolve into a lingering finish."

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Red Blend , Tempranillo

  • Vintage

    2017

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied