2021 | CVNE "Real de Asúa" | Rioja | Spain Bernard Thomassin the 2023 Syrah North Coast

the 2023 Syrah North Coast is spicy and lifts from the glass with loads of classic appeal in its notes of fresh plum

which are utterly delicious too

A fine balance

That nuttiness is perfectly balanced out by ripe fruit and rippling acid

The firm tannins and bold structure are mitigated by succulent and ripe black-currant flavors

2021 | CVNE "Real de Asúa" | Rioja | Spain Bernard Thomassin the 2023 Syrah North CoastA single vineyard Rioja icon that trades on La Place de Bordeaux 100% Tempranillo, just 12,000 bottles. CVNE has been one of Rioja's defining houses since 1879, when the Real de Asa brothers founded it in Haro. Named in their honor, this is a single vineyard bottling: 100% Tempranillo from the Carromaza plot in Villalba, Rioja Alta, native yeast fermented and aged in French oak, made in tiny quantity. Since 2019 it has held a place on La Place de