Bela
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Traditional roast suckling lamb, grilled ribeye steak, or aged sheep's milk cheeses like Manchego.
✨ Technical Specifications
Bela is a heartfelt tribute to Sofia, the daughter of CVNE's co-founder Eusebio Real de Asua, who was affectionately known as 'Bela' to her family. This wine marks CVNE's elegant expansion into the high-altitude terroir of Ribera del Duero within Castilla y Leon. The label itself is steeped in history, faithfully replicating an artistic design used by the winery back in 1910. Crafted predominantly from Tempranillo, locally revered as Tinta del Pais, the grapes are sourced from vineyards situated at demanding altitudes where extreme diurnal temperature shifts lock in fresh acidity and deep color. Aged carefully in a combination of French and American oak barrels, this wine marries the bold, dark fruit character of the region with sophisticated wood spice, supple tannins, and a refined, lasting finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1879 in Haro's iconic Barrio de la Estación by brothers Eusebio and Raimundo Real de Asúa, Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE) stands as an architectural and viticultural pillar of DOCa Rioja. Still stewarded by fifth-generation descendants under CEO Víctor Urrutia, the historic house commands premier vineyard parcels across Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa, rooted primarily in calcareous clay and alluvial gravel under an Atlantic-moderated continental climate. CVNE has historically driven technical modernizations, incorporating gravity-flow winemaking, Eiffel-engineered cellars, and early concrete fermentation vats alongside classical oak maturation. Viticulture emphasizes environmental stewardship, evidenced by active membership in International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA). The house crafts legendary expressions, from the flagship Imperial Gran Reserva and the singular Real de Asúa to pioneering whites such as Viña Real Blanco, Monopole Clásico, and the scarce Corona Gran Reserva, reflecting balance, age-worthiness, and traditional Spanish winemaking precision.
🍇 Grapes
Tempranillo (Tinto Fino min 75%), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec