2022 | CVNE Rioja "Real de Asúa" | Rioja | Spain Domaine Comtesse de Chérisey tobacco and wild herb elements

tobacco and wild herb elements peek through as this plays out on the finish under a strong grip of tannins

wild aromas of black and red berries

and stone fruit aromas and flavors

A 3-month rest is required to let the wine meld and relax a bit before release

Smooth palate (Meunier)

2022 | CVNE Rioja "Real de Asúa" | Rioja | Spain Domaine Comtesse de Chérisey tobacco and wild herb elementsA single vineyard Rioja icon that now trades on La Place de Bordeaux 100% Tempranillo, just 12,000 bottles. CVNE has been one of Rioja's defining houses since 1879, when the Real de Asa brothers founded it in Haro. This wine named in their honor changed in 2018 to become a single vineyard bottling: 100% Tempranillo from the Carromaza plot in Villalba, Rioja Alta. Native yeast fermentation, malolactic and 12 months in French oak; only 12,000 bottles