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Bela 2024 (92+ Parker points) is a CVNE with Ribera character. A red wine aged for nine months in oak that enhances the strength and fruit of Ribera Tempranillo.
Bela 2024 is a CVNE with Ribera character. A red wine aged for nine months in oak that enhances the strength and fruit of Ribera Tempranillo.
Serving temperature
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
New and once-used French and American oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Barrel aging time
Maximum 9 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14
The CVNE Group began its journey in Ribera del Duero in 2002 with a single goal: to bring the elegance of CVNE's Rioja wines to this exceptional wine-growing region. This is how Bodegas Bela was born, a tribute to the founder's children, represented on its label by three stars.
Located between the municipalities of Villalba de Duero and Moradillo de Roa, Bodegas Bela currently has 81 hectares of vineyards, some of them 20 years old and mostly planted with tinta del país (Tempranillo).
Bela 2024 (D.O. Ribera del Duero) is made from a careful selection of hand-harvested grapes. After fermentation and production using the traditional method, the wine rests for nine months in new and one-year-old French and American oak barrels. A further three months of bottle ageing result in this exceptional Bela 2024, a very highly regarded oak-aged red wine, both within and beyond our borders.
Bela 2024 stands out for its intense picota cherry colour and violet rim. On the nose, it shows floral aromas typical of the Tinta del País variety, such as violet, red fruits (redcurrant, raspberry, strawberry) and pleasant spicy notes, supported by subtle hints from its ageing (cocoa, clove...). It is a full-bodied, round red wine with velvety tannins and a personality marked by its origin in Villalba de Duero. The finish is long, marked by fruit and mineral nuances, contributing to an overall impression in which its elegance and finesse stand out.
2024 has been one of the most challenging vintages of the last decade, as it was a very rainy year, with rainfall above the usual annual average from the beginning of the growing cycle until harvest time. The summer was very hot, so ripeness controls were extremely thorough at all times in order not to compromise either the health of the grapes or their quality. Harvesting began on 19 September and lasted until 13 October, and throughout the whole period we harvested grapes at their optimum stage of ripeness. It was a cool year, resulting in highly aromatic wines with an excellent balance between acidity and alcohol content, showing silky and flavoursome tannins on the palate.
In 2017, the Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE) fulfilled the desire to honor the founders of the winery from 1879 by launching the Bodega Bela project in one of the most sought-after areas of the Ribera del Duero Denomination of Origin. This winemaking house, far from its native Rioja, began with an exceptional viticultural heritage of 82 hectares of vineyards, mostly of the tinta del país or tempranillo variety, spread across the Villalba de Duero and Moradillo de Roa regions. Two very distinct areas that contribute complementary attributes to the wines: more structure in Moradillo de Roa and more freshness in Villalba de Duero. A venture that was forged after more than a decade of acquiring these coveted vineyards.
Bela was the affectionate nickname given to Sofía, the daughter of CVNE co-founder Eusebio Real de Asúa, and the great-grandmother of the current leaders of the company. It is a cutting-edge winery with a surface area of 6,000 m² and a large barrel room with a capacity for 10,000 casks.
In 2024, it became one of the highlights of the Spanish wine world when the prestigious publication Wine Spectator selected Bela Crianza 2021 as the only Ribera del Duero wine in its Top 100.
In recent years, Bodega Bela has embarked on its adventure in the neighboring D.O. Rueda, where it is producing verdejo whites that are sure to make waves.
