"[...] 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 color, clear and bright
Nose
Pure, refined, and complex, with aromas of black fruits, blackberry, blackcurrant, fresh grass, and violet, seductive and inviting.
Mouth
Textured and perfectly elegant, the tannins are fine and integrated, the controlled balance develops aromas of black fruits, flowers, licorice, and sweet spices, all in a long and brilliant finish.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
2 hours before serving, decant to enhance the flavor.
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2040
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with a rib of beef, a shoulder of lamb, or scrambled eggs with fresh truffles...
Decanter
Wine rated (2023 guide) 97/100
About wine:
The second launch on the Bordeaux market of this "more modern" wine from the established Spanish winery, says Victor Urrutia, CEO of CVNE and member of the fifth generation of the family, is made from the 2.37-hectare plot of 30-year-old Tempranillo grapes known as Carromaza, in the village of Villalba, at an altitude of 700 m in the Rioja Alta. From the cool 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, yet 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, 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. Fermented using wild yeasts. Aged for 12 months in new and one-year-old French oak barrels. pH 3.6. 95 IPT. 2025-2040
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2024 guide) 96+/100 (Extraordinary wine)
About wine:
Real de Asúa 2020 is a wine that changed in 2018 when it began to be produced exclusively with Tempranillo from the Carromaza vineyard in the village of Villalba. The year 2020 was hot and the grapes were harvested two weeks earlier than in 2019. The grapes are harvested in 300-kilogram bins and fermented after cold maceration 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 quite classic, balanced, and serious. The nose is subtle, elegant, and quite impressive, with herbal notes and a touch of mustard; it is fresh and far exceeds expectations for a vintage like 2020. Today, I prefer it to the 2021. 2026-2033
James Suckling
Wine rated (2023 guide) 97/100
About wine:
The wine is very pure and clear, 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. Also flavorful. Allow to age three to four years in the bottle.
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