Wine Review: CVNE 'Cune' Barrel Fermented White Rioja 2021

For our tasting today David Allen MW looks at a style of wine that is overshadowed by its red partner, White Rioja, here he tastes a bottle of a wine made from the Viura grape variety - CVNE 'Cune' Barrel Fermented White Rioja 2021.
Compañia Vinicola del Norte de España (or CVNE, or Cune) is a historic wine producer in the Rioja region of Spain. It has gained international acclaim for numerous wines within its large portfolio, which encompasses everything from easy-drinking table wines to top cuvées that are capable of long cellaring.
One particular highlight was the 2004 Imperial Gran Reserva. This was named the top wine in the 2013 edition of Wine Spectator's Top 100.
The CVNE range also includes Crianza and Reserva red wines, Blanco and Blanco Reserva, a Rosado and a white Rioja Semidulce (semi-sweet). From beyond Rioja there is also a white from the nearby Rueda region and a Ribera del Duero red.
The main CVNE winery was founded near Haro railway station in 1879, and has been owned by the same family since. The complex has 22 buildings including the original 1879 premises and a separate plant designed by the Eiffel studio and completed in 1909. CVNE owns 545 hectares (1350 acres) of vineyards, but this only represents 50 percent of production. Contract growers supply the other half.
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[@ricknelsteel]

Great value wine, got it in Sainsbury’s.

[@winesearcher]

Seems widely distributed, I bought mine in Waitrose, but yes, a fab wine for the money.