Cune, Rioja Reserva Red

Bright ruby-red. Intense-floral-accented aromas and flavors of candied red fruit, with smoke and mocha nuances gaining strength with air. Sappy, penetrating and supple in texture, with very good finishing clarity and fruity, oak-spiced persistence. This is drinking very well right now.

Winery: Cune
Appellation: Rioja
Average age of vines: 20 -25 years old
Farming Methods: Conventional
Maturation: 18 months | Aged in American and French oaks
Soil: Chalky clay
Varietal: 85% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacha Tinta, Graciano and Mazuelo
Vineyard Orientation: Northern
Vineyard Size: 545 hectares Calcareous clay, ferrous clay

Wine	Scores	Downloads	Reviews
Cune, Rioja Reserva Red 2019	93 James Suckling Lovely finesse and balance to this red, with berries, light vanilla and dried flowers. Medium body, creamy tannins and a bright finish. Vegan. Drink now. 90+ Wine Advocate The 2019 Cune Reserva was produced with a blend of Tempranillo with 15% Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo from Haro. 2018 was a warm and healthy year that delivered a wine with 14% alcohol and good balance. It fermented in 20,000-liter stainless steel vats and matured in French and American oak barrels for 18 months. It’s a classical warm year in the style of 2009, or 2015, already with some tertiary notes, hints of earth and leather, spicy and with abundant tannins that call for food. 600,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2022.	Bottle Image Label Image Shelf Talker Tech Sheet
Cune, Rioja Reserva Red 2020	92 James Suckling A juicy and bright Rioja with ripe, fresh plums, cherries, stones, sweet spices and tobacco. Textbook, medium-bodied palate with juicy, plummy fruit and fine-grained tannins. Fairly long and tightly wound finish. Energetic and pretty refined. Vegan. Drink or hold. 92 Vinous The 2020 Reserva Cune is 85% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha, 3% Graciano and 2% Mazuelo from Rioja Alta, aged up to 18 months in a mix of American and French oak barrels. Garnet in color, it delivers black ripe fruit, meaty notes and garrigue-like layers. Dry, juicy and chalky on the palate, it closes with a plush, crystal-clear finish. 91 Wine Advocate The 2020 Cune Reserva was produced with a blend of Tempranillo with 15% Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo from Haro, fermented in 20,000-liter stainless steel vats and matured in new and used French and American oak barrels for 18 months. It has 14% alcohol and good freshness and balance, reflecting the warm conditions of the year. It’s serious and harmonious, classical and polished, with some incipient notes of complexity. It develops aromas in the glass in a short time. It has abundant, fine, slightly dusty tannins. 2020s are quite approachable, without the exuberance of other warm vintages. This is very good for the year. 600,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2023.	Bottle Image Label Image