A fantastic nose. Deep blackberry, dark cherry, plum, mint, leather, blood and a touch of vanilla oak. On the palate this is velvety, intense, beautifully poised. Great fruit with lovely balance and real length. Exceptional. Vintages 90,94,96. — 3 years ago
Täyteläinen ja tamminen, loistava pihvin kanssa — 2 years ago
Hallmark of the variety. — 3 years ago
Upped my rating to a 9.1 based on quality to price. Give it a 30 min decant. “This wine contains 100% Tempranillo Peludo-a sub variety abandoned by many because if it’s low yield end and it’s one of the most memorable real Riojas we’ve had in quite some time.” - David Lynch, SommSelect — 4 years ago
Contino is my favorite out of the 4 lineups from CVNE - CVNE, Vina Real and Imperial being the other 3 - for its new world touch on traditional Rioja. On the nose blackberry and red plum scented with cedar, forest floor, vanilla, and light tobacco. The palate is plush and well balanced with excellent acidity and silky tannins.
Peaking and will have another 5-6 years before its slow descent. — 8 months ago
Haven’t tried the other years. But this is award winning for a reason. Needs a little time to breathe, great for a warm summers evening — 3 years ago
Very good for the price — 4 years ago
Makoto Someya
Elegant natural orange wine. A bit sweet sour grapefruit 22 @3000, Arome, 240205 — 3 months ago