CVNE, Real de Asúa Carromaza, Rioja
    Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España

    CVNE, Real de Asúa Carromaza, Rioja, 2022

    95/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    96/100
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    94/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    En primeur
    1. 2022

      6x75cl

      EP

      £312.00

    2. 2022

      3x1.5L

      EP

      £312.00

    3. 2022

      1x3L

      EP

      £210.00

    4. 2022

      1x6L

      EP

      £420.00

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    Critic Reviews

    95/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Sandalwood, vanilla bean spice, peony flowers, raspberry, black cherry, cloves, so juicy and characterful, with precise, integrated tannins even at this early stage in a hot and dry vintage. Aged French oak, tiny percentage of new oak. Harvested at the end of September over two days. Grapes from the Carromaza plot in the village of Villalba, RIoja Alta, winemaker Maria Larrea.
    drinking window 2026 - 2042
    date of review 08/2025
    94/100
    Joaquin Hidalgo,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Real de Asúa is 100% Tempranillo sourced from the Carromaza vineyard in Villalba. A distinctive single-vineyard wine, it's garnet-red in hue with glints of purple. This opens with aromas of plum, cherry and subtle barrel aging, followed by delicate herbal notes that become more pronounced with time. Juicy and expressive, with ultra-fine tannins and a supple palate that flows into a long, fruit-laden finish. This has gentle grip that lends structure without weight. The 2022 is a polished, graceful Rioja of impressive depth and finesse.
    drinking window 2025 - 2042
    date of review 05/2025
    96/100
    Luis Gutierrez,
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    The 2022 Real de Asua is a wine that changed in 2018, when they started producing it exclusively with Tempranillo from the lieu-dit Carromaza in the village of Villalba. 2020 saw a short cycle, and the grapes were picked on September 27 and 28. After a cold soak, the grapes fermented in small oak vats with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic was in French oak barrels, and the aging was in new and second-use barriques and lasted 12 months. This is serious, harmonious, insinuating and nuanced, with subtle complexity. It's fresh and develops more complexity as it open up in the glass, with notes of flowers and spices, hints of pine cones and wild herbs. This is very integrated, compact and seamless, with very fine tannins, polished and elegant. It's a triumph over the conditions of the year. 12,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2025. 2022 was a challenging year; they still don't know if they are going to make Imperial, but they have produced Real de Asua.
    drinking window 2026 - 2036
    date of review 02/2025

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    Specifications

    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Tempranillo
    abv:
    14%

    allergen information

    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.