Pink Rioja!

We barely have enough of this spring-summer treat to go around. It’s got the zing of fresh Viura with the red fruits and depth coming from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It’s the answer to your thirst for Rosé at a price that is unbeatable.

Wine Spectator raves “CVNE has refused to go to extremes, instead taking a measured approach to the struggle between tradition and innovation.” having crowned them with the “#1 Wine of the Year” award in 2013 for the “ability to balance past and future in such delicious harmony.”

And that can be found in this Rosé too.

A recent visit there by Antonio Galloni’s Vinous saw “One of Rioja’s most well-known, oldest and largest bodegas, CVNE was founded in 1879 in Haro. Today the property owns over 500 hectares of vines. Over the past decade the quality of these traditionally made wines has been on a steady rise. Today I would count CVNE among the region’s top producers, up and down the range…” describing this wine as “Light, brilliant pink. Peach, strawberry and melon on the nose and palate. Fleshy and seamless in texture, showing good weight and a hint of peach on the lingering finish.”

Honest-to-goodness, this is liquified chilled watermelon delicious!

Once you load up for the warm months ahead, be sure to check out “10 Things every wine lover should know about CVNE” here.

¡Salud!

91 Points – James Suckling

“Pale rose-gold color with aromas of apples, peaches, grapefruit rind, sea shells and rose water. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and a sleek texture. Very fresh and refined. Drink now.”