Contino Rioja Vino del Oliva
Country: Spain Region: Rioja
Varietal: 100% garnacha
Vintage: 2018 Colour: Red Style: Dry
Producer: Viñedos del Contino
Description:
The 2018 Viña del Olivo comes from a plot planted in 1980 that has different soils from the rest of the property, which is mostly alluvial. Here, the soils are composed of clay and limestone. It's 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo, which fermented in 1,000-liter French oak vats followed by 16 months in barrel and a further three months in oak vats. This is raw and young, but it's already been released because the wine sells like hot cakes. It's marked by the toasted barrels and has all the baby fat it needs to be rendered invisible with time in bottle. It has very good freshness and round and sophisticated tannins with purity of fruit and finesse. 13,640 bottles and some larger formats. It was bottled in April 2020.
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)
James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (Oct 2021)
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Food Matches: Casseroles / Lamb / Smoked Fish / Soft Cheese
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Country: Spain Region: Rioja
Varietal: 100% garnacha
Vintage: 2018 Colour: Red Style: Dry
Producer: Viñedos del Contino
Description:
The 2018 Viña del Olivo comes from a plot planted in 1980 that has different soils from the rest of the property, which is mostly alluvial. Here, the soils are composed of clay and limestone. It's 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo, which fermented in 1,000-liter French oak vats followed by 16 months in barrel and a further three months in oak vats. This is raw and young, but it's already been released because the wine sells like hot cakes. It's marked by the toasted barrels and has all the baby fat it needs to be rendered invisible with time in bottle. It has very good freshness and round and sophisticated tannins with purity of fruit and finesse. 13,640 bottles and some larger formats. It was bottled in April 2020.
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)
James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (Oct 2021)
Decanter
Food Matches: Casseroles / Lamb / Smoked Fish / Soft Cheese
