Fruit
Earth
Acid
Body
Tannins
Notes from CVNE:
“Contino, the first "chateau" in Rioja, was first produced in 1973. Its wines are produced exclusively from the vineyards situated on its 62-hectare estate. The Contino vineyard surrounds an old manor house built on a meander of the Ebro River in Laserna, a small village in the municipality of Laguardia in the Rioja Alavesa region”
Country
Spain
Sub-Region
Rioja
Region
Rioja
Varieties
Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha, Mazuelo
Farming
Organic
Soil
Calcareous Clay. El Codo also has very large rocks and pebbles
Winemaking
The grapes are destemmed and crushed and fermented naturally with wild yeast in stainless steel tanks. The wine ages in used American oak for 3 years with 6 manual rackings (every 6 months). The wine further ages a minimum of 3 year in bottle before being released to the market. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.