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Boisé & Épicé

Asua Gran Reserva

Red wine | DOCa Rioja Alta

The top tier!
According to Rioja rules, a Gran Reserva red wine must be aged for at least 60 months, partly in oak barrels and partly in bottles, before leaving the cellar. The result is deep, complex wines like this Asúa, with hints of ripe fruit, liquorice, spices, caramel and dried aromatic herbs. The palate is velvety, and a lovely freshness stretches through the finish. A top-class wine

Product variants

CHF 28.50 (75cl)

CHF 28.50 (75cl) CHF 31.90 (75cl)

CHF 3.80/10cl

Spain Rioja
Tempranillo
14.00%

Profile

Strength
Complexity
Fruitiness
Tannic
Liveliness
Wooded
Spicy

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Asua Gran Reserva

CHF 28.50 (75cl)

CHF 28.50 (75cl) CHF 31.90 (75cl)

Colour

Garnet-red color.

Nose

Interesting aromatic complexity with well-blended aromas of ripe fruit, licorice, spices, caramel, roasted coffee as well as some balsamic undertones.

Palate

On the palate, the wine has a smooth entry and a mid-palate marked by silky tannins, leading to a slightly acidic finish that gives it freshness and length on the finish.

Wine-growing terroir

The soils of Rioja Alta are clayey, limestone and iron, the climate is continental with a marked Atlantic influence.

Winemaking

Manual harvest and fermentation with selected yeasts in concrete vats and small capacity oak vats. We carry out pumping over during fermentation, delestage and punching down until we obtain the desired color, tannins and structure. Malolactic fermentation in concrete tanks, followed by aging in French oak barrels for 24 months. Once bottled, the wine is aged for 36 months.

Bottle closure

Cork

Packaging

Cardboard

Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (C.V.N.E.)

Asúa is a tribute to the brothers Raimundo and Eusebio Real de Asúa, founders of the C.V.N.E., the Compagnie Vinicole du Nord de l'Espagne. This major winery, a pioneer in many respects, was founded in 1879 in Haro, the cradle of modern Rioja. It is still run by the same family, who, with the Asúa project, are returning to their historic roots and terroir.

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