Tim Atkin places Contino in First Growths and CVNE/Viña Real in the Second Growths of his classification, and awards 98 points to Viña del Olivo 2015.

Su intuición y su talento como alquimista le otorgaron un apodo, ‘El Brujo’, y ayudaron a construir una leyenda. El enólogo Ezequiel García, fallecido el pasado agosto, a los 86 años, había regresado hace apenas dos años a la bodega para dar nueva vida al vino que le hizo famoso en los sesenta, el Monopole. Esta es la historia de su última obra.

Some years ago, during a tasting at our winery, a participant asked about our old style Monopole. This wine had a lengthy barrel ageing in old oak and a profile contrary to the modern, fruity whites made mostly everywhere nowadays.

Etter at en kunde ikke hentet sine 1200 spesialtappede flasker, sendte vinmaker Jesus de Madrazo disse flaskene til Norge, og det til halve prisen.

Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW
95. CVNE, Imperial Gran Reserva, Rioja (2009)
Berry Bros & Rudd, Hailsham Cellar, Hedonism, Noble Green, Tanners, Whole Foods
Enticing nose of dark chocolate, liquorice and baked blackberries, refined by smoky oak. The palate is rich and complex with powerful black and red fruit, seductive cinnamon and clove with leather and chocolate on the finish.

Our Viña Real Winery, based at Laguardia, which was pioneer on betting on building accessible wineries to people with disabilities, has achieved the Special Award of Merit Accessibility in Wine Tourism by ACEVIN.

All our wines CUNE are above 90 points Wine Spectator after the latest data published by the magazine in its summer 2016 edition.

Contino 2014 White by Jesus Madrazo has received 91 points by English magazine, Decanter.

Our wine Cune Reserva achieved the Golden Glass Competition last summer at Iceland.

Our 100% Red grenache by winemaker Jesus de Madrazo achieved 90 points by Wine Enthusiast- Ruby Red, despite its long aging it has no oxidative hue, frank nose, very intense varietal with hints from floral (roses) to fruit (strawberries, cherries) and spices (black pepper), smart mouth , tasty and very nerve length. Good finish.

Michael Schachner, editor of Wine Enthusiast magazine, commitmenthighlighted the acidity, minerality and finesse of the wine, suitable for consumption today and in 2019.

Two of our Reserve wines achieved the Golden Berlin Wine Trophy Award!

The prestigious Wine Enthusiast magazine dedicated an article to our CEO, Victor Urrutia, fifth generation of the Real de Asúa, founding family of the winery.

The trend is clear: white and rosé wines  – specially during the summer time – are becaming a MUST everywhere!

Old vintages of Viña Real (1949 and 1952) received 99 and 97 points respectively by prestigious critic James Suckling.

On April 17th we received the Sakura, Japan Women ‘s Wine Awards 2016 at the Press Association of Madrid in an event organized by the Chamber of Japanese Trade

Prestigious British magazine Decanter selects four of our current vintages among the 50 best – buy top reds of Rioja

In 2014 CVNE started an annual exhibition programme that has focussed on contemporary sculpture.  This series of monographic shows presents pieces made by recognised artists in the winery’s centenary cellar.

Real de Asúa 2010, #29. Only 4 Spanish wines.

What does each grape variety contribute to Rioja’s red blends? What is Graciano like when bottled solo? Join Thomas Matthews and winemaker Jesús Madrazo of Contino as they talk Rioja, grape varieties, wine styles, climate and history. See video

We are in luck ! CVNE has been chosen among 100 best wineries in the world , according to the ranking of the publication American “Wine & Spirits Magazine”.

Cune Imperial Gran Reserva 2004, Best Wine of 2013 by Wine Spectator, at Magazine El País Semanal. Sunday November 16th.

Wine Spectator Top 100 Selection rated Cune Rioja Blanco Monopole 2013 Rank #64 with 90 points; Unique – White Spanish wine of the list!

135 years of CVNE – history at prestigious British Magazine, Decanter – December 2014. “This Rioja stalwart has remained true to its heritage while still moving with the times”, says John Stimpfig, Editorial Content Director.

CVNE CEO, Victor Urrutia Ybarra, visited Show I`ll drink to That hosted by famous Levi Dalton.

Our wine Cune 2013 Barrel Fermented White has been selected as Wine of the week by prestigious British journalist, Jancis Robinson

Victor Urrutia, CEO CVNE, accepted #1 Top Wine Of the Year Award by prestigious magazine Wine Spectator last 18th october at New York. Top honor to a Spanish Wine for the first time

CVNE Haro and VIña Real Laguardia wineries have received Special Mention Award Best of Tourism, which is presented annually in the Bilbao – Rioja region, for its history and dedication on behalf of the wine culture and art in the business.

Prestigious magazine Decanter rated Contino among the best white wines from Spain

Article published in WineSearcher.com

Ignacio Echapresto teaches us how to prepare an elegant and fresh – tomato salad with smoked anchovy. A good idea for nice weather, perfect to pair with our Cune Rosé and White Monopole.

Imperial continues to delight the palates of wine lovers after almost 100 years of life. After having achieved Wine of the Year 2013 award by Wine Spectar now its the Decanter World Wine Awards, who have recognized the quality of this wine.

Cune, leading producer of Spanish wines from Rioja, will host ‘Chillida. The wind we do not see’ by world-renowned sculptor, Eduardo Chillida at the Cune Winery in Haro, Rioja from April 9 to September 30, 2014.

Our 2009 vintage of Cune Reserva, currently on the market, has 91 points Penin Guide and 91 points Wine Spectator. Find some info about this new product!

Viña Real achieves Special mention for Innovation, Quality and Sustainable Development Awards at Spanish Association of te Wine’a Cities (ACEVIN) Contest.

All red – CVNE wines above 90 points Parker

CVNE is the first centenary winery in La Rioja to achieve this recognition Q Quality. Q mark for Spanich Tourist Quality provides the unique quality – mark granted by the Institute for Spanish Tourist Quality (ICTE).

CVNE makes history thanks to Imperial, the winery’s flagship brand.

Imperial Gran Reserva 2004 has been ranked 1ST in the Top 100 Wine 2013 by Wine spectator. This is the first time a Spanish winery achieves such award.

Cvne is the first winery in Spain to achieve the double Environmental Footprint
(Carbon and Water). This double Footprint helps to verify the greenhouse gas emissions as well as the
direct and indirect consumption of water. The certification has been done according to a C2G (Cradle to Gate) approach. This starts with the growing of the raw materials and goes up to the first step of
distribution.  The double Environmental Footprint has been achieved for the Cune Crianza wine.

CVNE among the top 100 wineries in the world. Two Rioja wineries – in a total of eight Spanish – are listed this year among the hundred best of 2013 in the ranking compiled by Wine Spirits magazine to mark the tenth anniversary of its awards ‘Top 100 Tasting Event’.

A magical journey to the golden mile of Rioja wine. Next Sept 19th! Limited places.

Our wines continue to receive high scores in the international wine business: our Cune Rosado 2014, perfect wine for this really – hot summer, achieved 90 points from Wine Spectator  and James Suckling’s report highlighted one of our more special wines, Contino Gran Reserva 2007, with 98 points.

Monopole,  Spain’s oldest white wine, has been produced since 1915 from the native Rioja Viura grape variety and celebrates 100 years with us!

Corona 1939 and 1959 Vina Real  Gran Reserva achieved maximim recognition 100 points, perfect score from the world’s most influential wine critic, Robert Parker!

Vertical / Retrospective Tasting of the Year: a great vertical of CVNE’s Viña Real, one of the most consistent historical reds from Rioja! Special article by Luis Gutiérrez, at Wine Advocate.

http://www.winespectator.com/ We are proud to announce that our wines keep achieving high ratings from most prestigious magazines: Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast!

Last year CVNE, located in the town of Haro in La Rioja, featured an exhibition of the work of renowned Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida. This year, it will be the work of Cristina Iglesias that will be on display at our iconic Rioja winery, starting on March 27th, 2015.