Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend

Found in a small wine bar in Geneva, surprisingly still alive, as the wine selection is a bit of a disaster, taxation?

Expressive nose of red and dark fruit, vanilla, medium bodied, fine acidity. Top producer, difficult year

An engaging spicy nose should pull you into a berry-delicious (blue, ras & straw) first blush that's tannic/acid creates a coating, clinging downstream flow that leisurely works the banks and turns then plunges into a clean freefall urging yet another swig... PS Bin 54 is rather perfect😎

Extraordinary depth and elegance. A great bottle of wine and the first Contino. A rare treat for any wine lover. Compares to great Gran Riserva Rioja from 59 and 52. Shows the faster maturation of the newer style but at my age I'm happy to get to this greatness as quickly as possible. Bravo!!

Cata de contino con Jesus Madrazo, todavía muy joven y con los terciarios sin redondear, la madera todavía se come a la fruta...

Fruitier than the Imperial Reserva with less oak influence.
Medium bodied, but with excellent acidity and freshness. A slightly reduced nose but the palate shows well the cherry, plum, cranberry, cinnamon, and iron.

Herbaceous with black fruit on the nose and a lovely balance of acidity and tannin.

Wonderfully expressive, baked red fruit pie fruit notes, so plush, so luxurious. In the mouth this is beautifully rounded with resolved tannin, well balanced fruit with a long, fine tannic structure and tapered finish.

Single estate. Velvety with beautiful fruit & spices.

#CVNEContino wine maker dinner. First vintage produced. Lots of non fruit and secondary notes...herbs menthol leather cigar. Soft tannins