The Arano label is a facsimile of one of CVNE´s labels from 1910. The stars represent the children of CVNE’s founder, Eusebio Real de Asúa, who was married to Sofia Arano. His brother Raimundo, the other founder, did not have any children. Each star represents one of the children: Sofia, Á. Minerva, and Ramón. Arano is the maternal family name. Eusebio had one son called Ramón, and his mother’s surname was Arano. Therefore, the wine produced with our Moradillo grapes is a tribute to her. The refinement and finesse that we seek in our wines are a reflection of our mother’s surname.
Arano is made from grapes from Moradillo de Roa’s over 20-year-old vineyards. 9 hectares in the plots of Blancares, El Charco, Presas, Estepar, and Pozuelo Pico at 1,000 meters above sea level on stony soils with a continental climate. These terrace vineyards are composed of gravel, silt, and sandy loam soil. The soils are of variable depth with a medium-high level of limestone.
The grapes are hand-harvested in 10 kg crates and fermented in stainless steel tanks with pre-fermentation cold maceration for four days, followed by alcoholic fermentation. Finally, malolactic fermentation occurs in stainless steel tanks, followed by barrel-aging for a minimum of 15 months in French oak barrels.