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Artisan.wine · CVNE · Rioja, Spain
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Since 1879 · Fifth Generation Family
Unfathomable values from the bodega that won
Wine Spectator's
Wine of the Year.
CVNE (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) — founded 1879 by the Real de Asúa brothers, still run by the family five generations later — and home to the legendary Imperial Gran Reserva that Wine Spectator named the #1 wine in the world.
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Dear Wine Lover,
In 1879, two brothers named Eusebio and Raimundo Real de Asúa founded a wine company in the town of Haro in northern Spain. They called it Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España — CVNE for short, pronounced "Coo-nay" by the family. A century and a half later, the company is still in their family's hands — now under fifth-generation CEO Victor Urrutia Ybarra — and its wines are still made in the same century-old cellars in Haro.
CVNE is one of Spain's most decorated houses. Its Imperial Gran Reserva — only made in exceptional vintages, aged for years in the bodega's cellars before release — was famously named Wine Spectator's #1 Wine of the Year, the only Spanish wine ever to capture the top spot on the magazine's Top 100 list. We have one bottle of the 2017 Imperial Gran Reserva in stock right now (JS 98 / DM 95 / VM 94). And we have three more CVNE wines at prices that, in a fair world, would not exist.
A 5-critic-91-to-92-point Reserva from $19.99 a bottle at the case tier. An Imperial Reserva that earned 94-94-94 across three majors at $49.99. The last bottle of a 98-point Gran Reserva at $99.97. A 1915-registered Blanco at $14.97. There was a total feeding frenzy for these wines at last weekend's tasting.
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The Four Wines
Listed from everyday hero to once-in-a-decade trophy.
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The Everyday Hero · 5 Critics Agree
From $19.99/btl at Case
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CVNE · Haro, Rioja Alta
Cune Reserva Rioja DOCa 2020
85% Tempranillo, 15% Graciano / Mazuelo / Garnacha · Vegan
The wine that built CVNE's reputation as "one of Rioja's most reliable sources for high quality wine." Sourced from CVNE's Caballeros, Santo Tomás, and Sarnamoros estates in Rodezno, Villalba, and Haro, aged 24 months in French and American oak followed by a minimum of 12 months in bottle before release. Five major critics scored it 90 to 92 points; Wine Spectator said "drink now through 2034."
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92Suckling
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92Vinous
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91Advocate
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91Spectator
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90Decanter
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92 Points · 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."
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91 Points · Wine Spectator · Drink Through 2034
"A harmonious version that integrates creamy-edged tannins and orange peel acidity with a lovely range of baked cherry, fig cake, dried thyme and warm brown bread. Lightly chewy and lingering on the finish."
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The Price Drops With Volume
| Quantity |
Per Bottle |
You Save |
| Single bottle |
$29.99 |
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| 2–3 bottles (2-pack tier) |
$26.99 |
$3 / btl |
| 4–11 bottles (4-pack tier) |
$24.99 |
$5 / btl |
| ★ Case of 12+ (best price) |
$19.99 |
$10 / btl |
A case at $19.99 lands at $239.88 — $120 less than buying 12 singles. Discounts apply automatically at checkout when you add the quantity.
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The Upgrade · Triple 94 Points
9 Bottles in Stock
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CVNE · Imperial · Rioja Alta
Cune Imperial Reserva DOC 2020
85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 5% Mazuelo · 24 months in French & American oak
The Imperial line is CVNE's prestige range — sourced from the finest Rioja Alta vineyards at 550–650 meters elevation, bush-trained and dry-farmed on small plots with clay-and-pebble soils. The Imperial Reserva is fermented in small oak vats with native yeasts, malolactic in concrete, then aged two years in new and second-use French and American oak. Wine Advocate, James Suckling, and Decanter all scored it 94 points. Drinking window opens 2026.
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94Wine Advocate
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94James Suckling
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94Decanter
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94 Points · James Suckling · Better After 2026
"A tight, structured Rioja with blackcurrants, sandalwood, coffee and cassis on the nose, followed by a chewy, toasty and medium- to full-bodied palate. Firm, dusty tannins. Compact."
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94 Points · Decanter · Ines Salpico
"Beautiful nose with lifted herbal notes hovering over the lush black and blue fruit. Tannins are fresh and well presented lending fluidity to the fruit. The mineral backbone as further support to the framework. An alluring, long finish of zesty citrus married with herbal intensity."
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$49.99
Per bottle · 9 in stock
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The Pièce de Résistance · JS 98
⚠ Last Bottle in Stock
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CVNE · The Wine That Was #1 in the World
Cune Imperial Gran Reserva DOC 2017
85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 5% Mazuelo · "Only made when harvests are exceptional"
CVNE's flagship. The Imperial Gran Reserva is only released in exceptional vintages — this 2017 was harvested by hand, fermented with indigenous yeasts in small oak vats, malolactic in concrete, then aged for two years in French and American oak before resting in CVNE's century-old cellars until release. James Suckling scored it 98 points. Decanter 95. Vinous 94. And it is the only Spanish wine ever to be named #1 on Wine Spectator's Top 100 list (the 2004 Imperial Gran Reserva, vintage of the century in Rioja). We have one bottle of the 2017 left.
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98James Suckling
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95Decanter
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94Vinous
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98 Points · James Suckling
"A very structured and gorgeous Rioja with blackberry, cherry, cedar and spice aromas and flavors. Hints of toasted oak underneath. Granite, too. Medium-bodied, yet the structure builds on the palate, giving superb length and power. Give it three to five years to come together, and beyond."
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95 Points · Decanter · Ines Salpico · Drink 2025–2045
"A bit coiled upon opening, this opens slowly in the glass, revealing beautiful nuance, fragrant herbal details and savoury complexity underneath the broody restraint. Top notes of vanilla, charred oak, camphor and preserved cherry. Fresh and exact on the palate, with dark chocolate and coffee beans lining the muscular tannins. Very long finish."
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$99.97
Per bottle · only 1 left
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The White · Registered in 1915
Spain's Oldest Registered White Name
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CVNE · Haro, Rioja Alta
Monopole Blanco 2023
100% Viura · head-trained, hand-harvested · Vegan
CVNE has been making Monopole in Haro since the early 20th century; the name was registered in 1915 — the oldest registered white wine name in all of Spain. 100% Viura from head-trained vines on Rioja Alta's fresh clay soils, fermented in stainless steel at controlled temperature to preserve the primary fruit and floral aromas. Pale lemon with green hints; white pome fruit and spring flowers on the nose; smooth, elegant, citrus-driven palate. The classic young Rioja white at a $14.97 case-pour price.
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92James Suckling
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90Vinous
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Reference scores from recent prior vintage — 2023 vintage not yet rated by these critics.
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92 Points · James Suckling · Prior Vintage Reference
"This has a pretty nose of lemons, sliced apples, peaches, fresh apricots, sea shells and stones. Hint of anise and jasmine. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and a creamy, lightly waxy texture. Fresh and elegant. Viura. Vegan."
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$14.97
Per bottle · 14 in stock
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Since 1879 · Five Generations
Four CVNE wines.
One 146-year-old family bodega.
The Cune Reserva from $19.99 at the case tier. The Imperial Reserva at $49.99. The 98-point Gran Reserva at $99.97 — last bottle. The Monopole Blanco at $14.97.
Cune Reserva from $19.99 · Imperial Reserva $49.99 · Gran Reserva $99.97 (last 1) · Monopole Blanco $14.97
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All my best,
James Tran
Artisan.wine
P.S. The Imperial Gran Reserva at one bottle won't be here tomorrow — if the 98-point Suckling score and the legendary #1-Wine-of-the-Year lineage call your name, claim it tonight. And on the Cune Reserva: a case at $19.99/btl saves you $120 over buying twelve singles. Questions? Text 650-880-3553.
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