Cune Rioja Crianza 2021

CVNE (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) is a historic winery founded in 1879 in Haro, Rioja Alta. Pronounced "coo-nay," Cune is an iconic brand resulting from a fortuitous misspelling of CVNE.  Consistently excellent year after year, their Rioja Crianza is a benchmark standard for Rioja and a Vine favorite.

Luis Gutiérrez of Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate rated this wine 90+ points.  “The 2021 Cune Crianza is a classical blend of Tempranillo with 15% Garnacha and Mazuelo from Rioja Alta that fermented in 20,000-liter stainless steel vats and matured in used American and a small portion of French oak barrels for 12 months.  It has a creamy nose with notes of wild berries and an herbal touch that delivers freshness.  It was bottled with 13.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.61 and 5.4 grams of acidity.  It's approachable and harmonious, has very fine tannins and is easy to drink and fresh but with some grip.  They produced three million bottles.  It was bottled in October 2024.”  (Feb. 27, 2025).