Pagos de Vina Real 2015
The grapes come entirely from our own vineyard plots around the new Viña Real winery between Laguardia and Logroño. The grapes are initially selected in the vineyard then again on the sorting table in the winery to provide the high quality fruit for this special wine.
Vintage
The 2015 harvest was one of the best in the last few years. The weather conditions were optimal during the vine cycle and there is excellent quality shown across the vineyards.
Winemaking
The varietal composition is 100% Tempranillo, brought to the winery in small plastic boxes then fermented in small vats to obtain the optimum control over the fermentation. Malolactic fermentation is carried out in 225 litre, new French oak vats and remains in barrel for an additional 18 months.
Produced by CVNE
The C.V.N.E. Company, or to give it its full name, Compañía Vinicola del Norte de España (The Northern Spanish Wine Company) was established on the 24th of March 1879 in Haro, Rioja. Set up by two brothers, Eusebio and Raimundo Real de Asúa, their aim was to capitalise on the flourishing new trade in wine.
C.V.N.E. is based in Haro’s traditional Barrio de la Estación district, in the heart of the Rioja wine region. Historically, some of the oldest wineries of Rioja Alta established themselves here in order to benefit from the ease of transport via rail to the port of Bilbao, the most efficient form of transport in those days.
By 1900, the winery had an extraordinary ageing capacity of 80,000 bottles, which was most unusual at the time, as most wineries sold their wines as soon as possible.
C.V.N.E. is still controlled by the direct descendants of the founding family, now in its fifth generation. C.V.N.E. has three wineries in Rioja: Cune, Viña Real and Contino.
Tasting Notes
Attractive aromatic intensity with a great variety of black fruits and licorice complemented by fresh aromas from Atlantic forests such as cedar, clove, cigar leaves and roasted coffee.
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