Contino Reserva 2019
£25.26 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
3 for immediate shipment. More, available on 23/04/2024
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
I tasted two vintages of the estate red that represents the blend and the character of the place. The 2018 Reserva comes from a cooler year and is a blend of 86% Tempranillo, 6% Mazuelo, 6% Graciano and 2% Garnacha with 14.12% alcohol and a pH of 3.48. The grapes ripened thoroughly and the wine is tasty but has a vibrant palate with freshness and depth. It has a classical nose and is complex and spicy with an earthy touch, a little developed and with fine-grained tannins. Very tasty. It spent 18 months in oak barrels, 90% of them French and 10% American; they are reducing the amount of American oak in this wine. 290,998 bottles and 3,500 magnums produced. It was bottled in June 2021.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
14.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 24 months in French and American oak barrels.
Description
Contino Reserva is a red wine made from Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha and Mazuelo grapes by the Bodega Viñedos del Contino winery of the CVNE group in the La Rioja region.
These grapes are selected from the best vineyards around the Finca de San Rafael, in the heart of La Rioja Alta. The composition of the soils of these vineyards is clayey and calcareous.
Winemaking
This red wine is made from grapes selected at optimum ripeness and harvested by hand. After destemming, the grapes are fermented in 12000 litre stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 28-30°C.
After a maceration of 15 to 20 days, malolactic fermentation takes place, which refines the wine, leaving it at the right acidity level.
The wine is then racked into 40% American and 60% French oak barrels, where it remains for two years. The ageing process is completed with at least one year in the bottle, ageing in the cellars until it is released onto the market.
Taste
Contino Reserva has a fruity, floral and balsamic intensity in perfect balance with spicy notes. On the palate, it is long and silky, revealing ripe tannins. It has a long aftertaste, very round and balanced.
A traditional style red wine
This exceptional wine is promoted by one of the most representative centenary wineries of Spanish wines in general and Rioja wines in particular.
In the gastronomic field, this red wine is the perfect accompaniment to meals such as stews and casseroles, meats, regional cuisine, ham and sausages, cheeses, game, lamb, etc.
Have you still not tried this magnificent red wine from Bodega Viñedos del Contino of the CVNE group? Try it and tell us what you think!
Shipping to North Ireland
50% discount on orders over £345.72Estimated transit time: 4-5 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over £345.72 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | £11.15 | £5.57 (-£5.57) |
| 7-12 | £15.13 | £7.56 (-£7.56) |
| 13-18 | £21.18 | £10.59 (-£10.59) |
| 19-24 | £28.95 | £14.48 (-£14.48) |
| 25-30 | £33.62 | £16.81 (-£16.81) |
| 31-36 | £37.60 | £18.80 (-£18.80) |
| 37-42 | £45.38 | £22.69 (-£22.69) |
| 43-48 | £49.70 | £24.85 (-£24.85) |
| 49-54 | £56.14 | £28.07 (-£28.07) |
| 55-60 | £60.33 | £30.16 (-£30.16) |
| VAT included | ||
