Monopole Clasico Blanco
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Salty Spanish tapas such as Jamón Ibérico and green olives, roasted or grilled white fish like turbot, and aged hard cheeses such as Manchego.
✨ Technical Specifications
CVNE's Monopole is Spain's oldest registered white wine brand, first created in 1915. The 'Clásico' bottling is a magnificent resurrection of a lost historic style from the 1960s and 1970s. Traditionally, white Rioja struggled with low acidity, so CVNE's winemakers devised a brilliant, unorthodox solution: they blended a small percentage of biological Sherry (Manzanilla from Sanlúcar de Barrameda) into the Viura base wine before aging it in neutral oak casks. This historic practice, revived today, infuses the wine with a unique saline complexity, chamomile aromas, and a bone-dry, nutty character. Fermented and aged on its lees in large, seasoned oak barrels, it represents a living museum of Rioja's winemaking heritage, marrying the fresh, floral qualities of high-altitude Rioja Alta Viura with the savory, coastal whisper of Andalusian flor.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1879 by brothers Raimundo and Eusebio Real de Asúa, the Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE) is one of Rioja's foundational and most prestigious historic bodegas, headquartered in the iconic Barrio de la Estación in Haro, Spain. Still under the stewardship of the founding family's descendants, CVNE harmoniously bridges traditional winemaking heritage with pioneering technical innovation across its distinct estates and cellars. The estate is celebrated for crafting world-renowned, age-worthy wines characterized by elegance, structure, and balance, predominantly driven by Tempranillo and native Riojan varieties. Among its celebrated portfolio are legendary classic benchmarks such as Imperial, Viña Real, and the single-estate icon Viñedos del Contino.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Viura (Macabeo), Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca