Corona Semidulce
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheeses, fruit-based tarts, and spicy Asian dishes.
✨ Technical Specifications
CVNE's Corona Semidulce is a legendary name in the history of Rioja white wines. Founded in 1879 in Haro's famous Barrio de la Estación, Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE) created Corona as a tribute to Spanish heritage, and it became one of the country's most historic sweet styles. Traditionally crafted primarily from Viura with a small blending portion of Malvasía de Rioja, the grapes are sourced from the cool, Atlantic-influenced clay-limestone vineyards of Rioja Alta. The fermentation is carefully arrested to preserve a delicate balance of natural residual sweetness. This results in a wine that beautifully marries bright, refreshing acidity with luscious notes of stone fruits, wild honey, and white flowers, echoing the historic off-dry whites that once graced royal Spanish cellars.
🍾 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
Viura (Macabeo), Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca