CVNE Asua Crianza Rioja

The vineyard
Asúa is made from carefully selected, hand harvested grapes from our vineyards in
Haro, Rioja Alta. The soils are chalky clay and iron rich clay at 500 meters above sea
level and with a southerly exposure. Vines are bush trained and are predominantly
Tempranillo. The climate here is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean with significant
day/night temperature variation in August and September which encourages slow
ripening at the same time as maintaining acidity in the grapes.
Winemaking
Hand harvesting and alcoholic fermentation takes place in small stainless-steel tanks
at controlled temperature. Fermentation and subsequent hot maceration have a
total duration of 18 days. The malolactic fermentation was then completed in
concrete tanks, polishing the wine and fine-tuning its acidity.
Ageing then took place in French oak barrels for 15 months, with intermediate
rackings, after which the wine was bottled and then stored in our centenary cellars
where the wine ages prior being released to the market.
Vintage / Harvest description 
.Healthy grapes, very balanced and generally with good acidity have
allowed us to produce great wines with good ageing potential.
Complex and attractive aromatic intensity, with floral notes and berries as well as liquorice, softened with
aromas of coffee, chocolate, spices and delicate smokes from its time in barrel.
On the palate, its entry is sweet and marked by a pleasant but very present tannin. It is a wine with structure
and unctuousness, with a fresh finish that gives it a long and fruity aftertaste.
Perfect pairing with the Mediterranean diet.
Recommended serving temperature 18ºC