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CVNE (Cune), Rioja Monopole Clasico Blanco Seco, 2021

White Wine from Rioja, Spain
by CVNE (Cune)
$29.99
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Here's a story we love: in the early 2010s a customer wrote in praising the "old" style of CVNE's Monopole — the oxidative, sherry-touched white Rioja the house had stopped making in the 1970s. So the team tasted a 1970s bottle, agreed, and pulled Ezequiel García out of retirement (at 84) to help relaunch it alongside winemaker María Larrea. Monopole Clásico is the result: Viura from a 5-hectare Villalba de Rioja vineyard, aged eight months in old oak vats and topped up with Manzanilla from the Hidalgo family in Sanlúcar — exactly as it was done in the 1960s. Some barrels even develop a thin flor. Nutty, saline, mouth-watering — a category unto itself.

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Antonio Galloni

92 points

"Der Monopole Clásico 2021 ist 100 % Viura aus Villalba, Rioja Alta. Er reifte in Fässern unter Flor. Subtile Aromen von Kamille und Trockenfrüchten führen zu Noten von grünen Äpfeln und Blüten. Am Gaumen ist er hell und trocken, mit mittlerem Körper, guter Säure und wenig Glycerin. Das ist eine Viura voller Charakter und Präzision." —Joaquín Hidalgo

More about CVNE (Cune)

Founded in 1879 by the Real de Asúa brothers, CVNE is Rioja's elder statesman. A spelling error (V mistaken for U) gave birth to the iconic Cune brand, now the leading wine in the Spanish market. The company remains family-run—fifth generation—and the Crianza is what inexpensive, delicious, honest, real wine looks like. Over 140 years of consistency.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Macabeo , Palomino

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Made for the tapas bar: jamón ibérico, marcona almonds, briny olives, boquerones, tortilla española, grilled sardines, salt cod fritters, or aged Manchego. Anything you'd happily drink alongside a chilled glass of fino.

Tasting Profile

Hazelnut, dried apple, chamomile, briny olive, and a distinct salty-yeasty lift from the Manzanilla and flor. Oxidative but bright, with serious acidity driving a long, mouth-watering finish.

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