CVNE / Bodegas Contino: Rioja CVNE Real de Asua Carromaza 2019

CVNE / Bodegas Contino: Rioja CVNE Real de Asua Carromaza 2019

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97–98
100
2
Tempranillo 100%
5
rød, tør
14,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2024–2048
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
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Lobenberg: 97–98/100
Suckling: 97/100
Tim Atkin: 97/100
Jane Anson: 96/100
Parker: 96/100
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Spanien, Rioja
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Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Rioja CVNE Real de Asua Carromaza 2019

97–98
/100

Denne historiske Rioja, som er både moden og blød, kommer fra 2 hektar i 500 meters højde i landsbyen Villalba fra den store til superstore 2019-årgang og afspejler også årgangens ungdommelige damp. Stejl sandjord med sydlig eksponering. De bedste betingelser for elegance. Ren Tempranillo, 30-35 år gamle vinstokke, meget lavt udbytte pr. vinstok. Økologisk dyrket. Afstilket og derefter gæret spontant i mindre træ. Modnet i 12 måneder i nyt og to år gammelt træ. Tørrede blomster, lavendel, rosenblade, krydderurter fra Provence, læder, tørret kirsebærskal og kokosnød. Så meget for den historiske Rioja. Der er også et rigt tanninindtryk med en poleret struktur, damp af silke og fløjl. Lakrids og knuste kirsebærsten, marcipan. Næppe mærkbart træ, meget saftig og ekstremt charmerende. Blid, elegant og moden, diskret sort kirsebær er den dominerende smag i dette bundt af finesse. En frisk vin, der repræsenterer både det historiske og det moderne Rioja. 97-98/100

97
/100

Suckling om: Rioja CVNE Real de Asua Carromaza

A full-bodied, ripe and delicious red with firm, lightly chewy tannins. Lots of cherries, dried flowers, coconut and rosemary. Lavender and white roses, too. Firm and very well structured. Tight and fresh at the end. First year with single vineyard on the label. 97/100

97
/100

Tim Atkin om: Rioja CVNE Real de Asua Carromaza

María Larrea uses grapes from CVNE's 2.37-hectare Carromaza vineyard at 600 metres in the village of Villalba to make this superb wine. Scented, glossy and polished, with orange zest, blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, stylish 60% new French oak, some chalky freshness and layered, fine-grained tannins. 2025-40 97/100

96
/100

Jane Anson om: Rioja CVNE Real de Asua Carromaza

Light and deft extraction, fine tannins that highlight the precision of the scultped raspberry and red cherry fruits. This is fairly savoury compared to many Rioja wines, fragrant with waves of raspberry leaf, rose petal, freshly cut herbs, liqourice bud, leather, clove spices and a mouthwatering finish. From this vintage, Real de Asúa has a new label, wax seal, Carromaza plot clearly stated. No longer seen as an experimental wine, flexing its own identity within the CVNE range, highlighting the potetential of this 2.37ha plot of 30 year old Tempranillo vines sat at a windy 550m altitude in Villalba. Give three to five years to fully soften into its structure. Again 12 rather than 18 months ageing in oak barrels, following on from the 2018, but here back to 100% new oak. 3.65ph. Not yet released. 96/100

96
/100

Parker om: Rioja CVNE Real de Asua Carromaza

The modern 2019 Real de Asúa has been produced since 2018 with grapes from a paraje in the village of Villalba called Carromaza (now mentioned on the label) on sandy, south-facing soils that were harvested between the 8th and 9th of October. 2019 was a low-yielding year with loose and small bunches that ripened thoroughly delivering wines that are balanced and have aging potential. It's 14.5% alcohol and has mellow acidity and good freshness and balance. It fermented in small oak vats with indigenous yeasts followed by malolactic in new French oak barrels and then matured in new and second use French barriques for 12 months. The wine is very impressive, showy, clean and harmonious, without any noticeable oak, juicy, harmonious, young, fresh and elegant. It has concentration, power and finesse. It has a new label and bottle and a much more modern image but with the essence form the past. The wine has improved a lot, and it has grip and very fine tannins. Very impressive. It has the naked essence of Rioja without the layers and layers of oak, now from a single vineyard where they want freshness and a lush but floral and delicate profile you have to drink effortlessly. Superb. 96/100

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Bodegas Contino

Bodegas Contino ligger i Laserna på alluvial jord med masser af kalksten og småsten nær Ebro, i en bugtning af floden nedenfor Laguardia i Rioja Alavesa, klart den bedste region i Rioja og dermed i Spanien med hensyn til terroir og mikroklima.

Rioja CVNE Real de Asua Carromaza 2019