"[...] From the fresh 2020 vintage, this wine is intensely fragrant and almost heady on the nose: cooked plums, strawberries, and sweet spices of anise, cinnamon, and cloves. Supple and so smooth, but with a crinkled velvet aspect that gives it weight and texture. The palate is immediately satisfying, with delicate but enveloping tannins that provide structure and support without overwhelming the crisp, ripe, and fleshy fruit. The acidity is high and perfectly balances the underlying warm elements. Rich, sumptuous, seductive, but with balance and nuance—everything is well defined and the palate is deliciously juicy in the mid-palate. Bright, brilliant, lively, and thoroughly drinkable. [...] 2025-2040" (Decanter 2023) - Delivery in wooden crates for single orders of this wine (depending on country and shipping method selected)
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Eye
Deep garnet-red colour, clear and brilliant
Nose
Pure, fine and complex, with aromas of black fruit, blackberry, blackcurrant, freshly cut grass and violet, seductive and inviting.
Mouth
Textured and perfectly elegant, the tannins are fine and integrated, and the masterful balance develops aromas of black fruits, flowers, liquorice and sweet spices, with a long, brilliant finish.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
2 hours before, decant to sublimate
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2040
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with prime rib, shoulder of lamb, fresh truffle brouillade...
Decanter
Wine rated (2023 guide) 97/100
About the wine:
The second launch on the Place de Bordeaux of this "more modern" wine from the established Spanish winery, says CVNE CEO and fifth-generation family member Victor Urrutia, made from the 2.37 ha plot of 30-year-old Tempranillo grapes known as Carromaza, in the village of Villalba, 700 m above sea level in Rioja Alta. From the fresh 2020 vintage, this wine is intensely fragrant and almost heady on the nose: baked plums, strawberries and sweet spices of anise, cinnamon and clove. Supple and oh-so-sweet, but with a crumpled velvet aspect that gives it weight and texture. The palate is immediately satisfying, with delicate yet coating tannins that give structure and support without overwhelming the crisp, ripe, fleshy fruit. The acidity is high and perfectly balances the underlying warm elements. Rich, sumptuous, seductive, but with balance and nuance - everything is well defined and the palate is deliciously juicy on the mid-palate. Bright, brilliant, lively and utterly drinkable. Fermented with wild yeast. Aged 12 months in new and one-year-old French oak barrels. 3.6 pH. 95 IPT. 2025-2040
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2024 guide) 96+/100 (Extraordinary wine)
About the wine:
Real de Asúa 2020 is a wine that changed in 2018 when it began to be produced exclusively with Tempranillo from the Carromaza locality in the village of Villalba. The year 2020 was warm and the grapes were harvested two weeks earlier than in 2019. The grapes are harvested in 300-kilo palots and fermented after a cold soak in small oak vats with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation took place in French oak barrels, and aging lasted 12 months in new and second-use barrels. This wine is classic, balanced and serious. The nose is subtle, elegant and quite impressive, with notes of herbs and a touch of mustard; it's fresh and far exceeds the expectations of a vintage like 2020. Today, I prefer it to the 2021. 2026-2033
James Suckling
Wine rated (2023 guide) 97/100
About the wine:
The wine has great purity and clarity, with aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, violet and orange peel. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins. Polished, bright, lively and agile. Powdery tannins with wonderful length and finesse. Tasty too. To be aged for three to four years in bottle.
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