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Half Bottles Rioja Tinto Crianza - 2005 - Compañia Vinicola del Norte de España
Ref: A976505
Haro, Rioja Alta

In 1879, two brothers set up a business in the recently flourishing trade of the wine business. C.V.N.E., Compañía Vinicola del Norte de España (The Northern Spanish Wine Company) or la Cuné, as it is commonly known in Haro, was created.

The Cuné winery in Haro, is made up of a group of buildings, mostly from the 19th century and arranged around a courtyard surrounded by pavilions for the purpose of wine production, aging, and bottling and it was one of the first wineries of Rioja to bottle its own wines. In 1900, the winery had an extraordinary aging capacity of 80,000 bottles, which was most unusual at the time, as most wineries were selling their wines as soon as possible.

The Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta and Mazuelo grapes for the Crianza were carefully hand harvested, destalked, and short macerated, followed by fermentation in stainless steel tanks at between 26 and 28oC to retain varietal aromas. Following alcoholic fermentation the wine was transferred to american oak casks where it remained for 18 months, with regular rackings to develop its finesse, before bottling and release.

Mid ruby colour. Quite a deep, full, complex nose. Plum, damson, briar, coffee tones and good toasty vanilla. Full, rounded deep palate, long and satisfying. Rich, fruity length with a nice finishing bite of acidity and oak in lovely harmony.

Price: £4.77
Including VAT at 17.5%

Qty:

Spain (Rioja)	2005	Medium Bodied
Tempranillo/Garnacha/Graciano/Mazuelo	Red	Tapas/Cold Meats/Spicy Tomato Dishes
Compañia Vinicola del Norte de España	Medium Dry	Drink or keep

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