Lovers of young white wines are in luck because LABUENAUVA Blanco 2023 has got everything you could possibly ask of one of these wines and it’s also very affordable. It’s made by one of the leading wineries in the country, CVNE, from a careful selection of ingredients: only Viura grapes, the star variety of Rioja whites, in an exclusive, young and cheerful wine.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Viura
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
02/2024
Total acidity (g/l)
5.2
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.2
Sugar
<2
pH
3.24
Alcohol content (% vol.)
13
General Information
LABUENAUVA Blanco 2023 is a single-varietal created from Viura, the main white grape cultivated in Rioja. This variety, which produces well-structured wines, is ideal for making wines designed to be drunk young or aged. This particular white is young and fruit-driven, with fruity and floral aromas and fantastic acidity.
Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España started out in Haro (La Rioja) in 1879, founded by the Real de Asúa brothers, and is still run by the descendants of the same family. In fact, it’s one of the few wineries in the world managed by the fifth generation of the founding family. It’s a leading name in Rioja wine and an example in the international sector, having grown into a wine group.
The mother company, CVNE (1879), is still based in its original location in Haro’s famous station district (Rioja Alta), which boasts the largest number of century-old wineries in the world. Here, in the heart of Rioja, CVNE is housed in a group of chiefly stone masonry buildings. Prominent features are the Eiffel building, designed in 1890 by the studio of famous architect Gustave Eiffel, and the Real de Asúa building, which acts as a small independent winery within CVNE and is home to its premium Imperial (the 2004 vintage was rated as best wine in the world by the prestigious Wine Spectator) and Real de Asúa wines.
LABUENAUVA Blanco 2023 (D.O.Ca. Rioja) is ideal with lobster salad or rice with chicken and vegetables.
The winery
The Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España is one of the great symbols of the Estación de Haro neighborhood, the great capital of Rioja wine. Founded in 1879 by the brothers Raimundo and Eusebio Real de Asúa, CVNE (as it is known worldwide) can proudly claim to have remained at the top throughout its history. Ten years after its creation, the winery inaugurated an impressive barrel hall designed by the studio of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. By 1900, it was already producing nearly 80,000 bottles, an unthinkable feat for the time. The 20th century established CVNE as an institution of Spanish wine.
Over 140 years, it has successfully combined tradition and innovation to create wines that today are the standard-bearers of Rioja reds and have garnered international critical acclaim. Its Imperial Gran Reserva 2004 made history when it was chosen as Wine of the Year 2013 by the prestigious American magazine Wine Spectator, marking the first time a Spanish wine received this recognition.
Since its foundation, CVNE has expanded its heritage and grown with avant-garde projects at different times in its history, such as the creation of Viñedos del Contino or Viña Real.