Haro Rioja winery with family continuity, gravity led vinification, cellaring focused Cune Gran Reserva and young Monopole.
The producer
CVNE began in Haro in 1879 and remains controlled by direct descendants of its founding family. Its Cune winery stands in the Barrio de la Estación, where El Pilar moves must through gravity led processes. The Haro portfolio includes Cune, Imperial, Real de Asúa, Monopole and Corona. Cune Gran Reserva is made for cellaring, with concrete malolactic fermentation, oak ageing and further time in the cellars after bottling. Monopole is a young, classic Rioja white with clean, precise aromas.
Known for
Gravity led Rioja wines
Notable facts
CVNE remains controlled by direct descendants of its founding family.
The Cune winery stands in Haro's Barrio de la Estación.
El Pilar uses gravity led processes to move must.
Cune Gran Reserva is intended for cellaring.
Monopole is a young, classic Rioja white made from Rioja Alta grapes.
From the atlas
Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España
Haro Rioja winery founded in 1879, still controlled by direct descendants, with gravity led vinification and Cune Gran Reserva and Monopole among its principal wines.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Region
Rioja
Territory
Rioja Alta
Home winery
Haro, Barrio de la Estación
Principal wines
Cune, Imperial, Real de Asúa, Monopole and Corona
Cellar feature
El Pilar gravity led vinification
The Producer
At the Cune winery in Haro, CVNE's history begins in 1879. Two brothers founded the company, and direct descendants of the founding family still control it. The Haro portfolio includes Cune, Imperial, Real de Asúa, Monopole and Corona.
Vinification at Cune takes place in El Pilar, introduced in 1989 as Spain's first facility to move must using gravity led processes. CVNE also reduces phytosanitary products, uses cover crops to increase biodiversity, and designs vineyards to maximise water use while limiting runoff and erosion.
Place
CVNE is based in Haro in Rioja Alta, with the Cune winery in the Barrio de la Estación. Haro names the town and winery setting; Rioja Alta names the wider territory.
Wines
Cune Gran Reserva sits above Cune Crianza and Reserva as a wine intended for cellaring. Malolactic fermentation takes place in concrete, followed by 24 months in American and French oak and at least 36 months in the cellars after bottling.
Monopole is a young, classic Rioja white made from Rioja Alta grapes, with clean and precise aromas. The grapes receive 8 hours of skin contact at 10 to 12°C before pressing, then ferment in temperature controlled stainless steel to preserve Viura's fruity and floral primary aromas.
Final Word
CVNE's Haro winery combines family control, gravity led vinification and a range that runs from cellaring focused Cune Gran Reserva to young Rioja white Monopole.