Vina Real Blanco Barrel Fermented
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, roasted chicken with herbs, and creamy mushroom risotto.
✨ Technical Specifications
Viña Real, a landmark brand created by the historic CVNE in the 1920s, represents a harmonious blend of Rioja Alavesa's rich winemaking heritage and modern innovation. This elegant white wine is crafted predominantly from the indigenous Viura grape, grown in the clay-limestone soils of Rioja Alavesa, where the Atlantic climate brings essential acidity and freshness. Historically, CVNE has been a pioneer in gravity-flow winery design, and this wine benefits from that legacy of gentle handling. To create its signature style, the must is fermented in new French oak casks and aged on its fine lees. This technique beautifully marries the vibrant, citrusy, and floral nature of Viura with a rich, creamy texture and subtle notes of toasted brioche, vanilla, and sweet spice, showcasing a sophisticated and structured side of white Rioja.
🍾 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