Wine Review Vinedos del Contino Reserva Rioja 2018

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In today's tasting our Wine Director, David Allen MW tastes a popular and widely available Reserva Rioja from the Alevesa sub-region. The wine concerned is CVNE's Vinedos del Contino Reserva Rioja 2018. • Viñedos del Contino is a wine estate in Rioja Alavesa known for its age-worthy red wines based on Tempranillo, and often featuring Graciano. It was founded in 1973 as a partnership between the owners of Finca San Rafael in Alavesa, and a group of directors from CVNE. Since the end of 2013 the CVNE group has owned 95 percent of the company. • Along with Remelluri, Contino is regarded as a pioneer of single-vineyard wines and the château concept in the region. This is in contrast to the traditional system of wineries being supplied by network of small growers. • There are 62 hectares (153 acres) under vine in Laguardia, on alluvial pebble soils within a bend in the Ebro river, protected by the Cerro de la Mesa (Table Hill). Individual plots are cultivated separately; fruit is all harvested by hand. • The estate combines a modern winery with a 16th-Century cellar for aging wines in optimum temperatures and humidity levels. The former manor house upon which the estate was founded dates back to this time; a Contino was an officer in charge of a corps of guards who protected the royal family. • All labels feature a portrait of Saint Gregory (Pope Gregory I), who keeps an eye on the estate in his capacity as patron saint of vineyards. • To learn more about this wine, it pricing and to find stockists follow this link to the Wine-Searcher website: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/c+... • #rioja #reservarioja #riojareserva #winesearcher #winetasting #spanishwine #masterofwine #winelovers #contino #redwine #riojaalevesa #vinedosdelcontino #continoreservajioja

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