Seco Reserva Blanco
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted poultry, rich baked fish dishes like turbot in butter sauce, and aged sheep's milk cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
CVNE (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España), founded in 1879 in Haro's legendary Barrio de la Estación, is a cornerstone of Rioja's winemaking history. The Seco Reserva Blanco represents the estate's mastery of the traditional, long-aged white Rioja style. Crafted predominantly from Viura, the wine undergoes extensive aging in oak casks within historic cellars, some of which were designed by the studio of Gustave Eiffel. This patient, traditional aging imparts a deep golden hue and a complex aromatic profile of dried stone fruits, toasted nuts, chamomile, and beeswax, all supported by Rioja's characteristic bright acidity. It is a liquid testament to the historic white wines of Spain that beautifully defy time.
🍾 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