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Rioja DOCA La Cueva del Contador Bodega Contador - Benjamin Romeo 2016

Black fruitFood-friendly wine
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14.5%

1.5L

Intensity

This powerful and aromatic Tempranillo is produced by one of the best-known names in Rioja, in Spain, and perhaps even the world! More info

Quantity : 2 bottlesObservation : 2 Marginally marked labelLevel : 2 NormalOrigin : private individualRecoverable VAT : noRegion : RiojaAppellation : RiojaClassification : DOCAOwner : Bodega Contador - Benjamin Romeo
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Rioja DOCA La Cueva del Contador Bodega Contador - Benjamin Romeo 2016

The wine

Cueva de Contador is a 100% Tempranillo wine from seven parcels of limestone-clay soil located between San Vicente and Ábalos. The wines spend 18 months in new French oak barrels. A powerful, spicy, balsamic, complex wine with a truly great aromatic structure. This wine deserves to be laid down for a number of years.

About the Producer Bodega Contador

Superstar Spanish wine producer Benjamin Romeo began making wine in his father's garage in 1996, ageing it in a mountain cave! He is now one of the world's most respected vintners. His vineyards located near San Vicente, in premium Rioja terroirs sheltered by the Sierre Cantabria, range in age from 40 to 100 years. Spread over 80 small parcels, they are mostly planted with the Tempranillo grape variety. Benjamin Romeo's wines are true masterpieces – subtle, delicate, mineral, elegant and distinguished. Quite awesome.

Detailed characteristics

Quantity : 2 bottles

Level : 2 NormalObservation : 2 Marginally marked label

Origin : private individual

Type of cellar : underground, natural cellar

Recoverable VAT : no

Original wooden case / Original case : no

French customs seal : no

Alcohol percentage : 14.5 %

Region : Spain - Rioja

Appellation : Rioja

Classification : DOCA

Owner : Bodega Contador - Benjamin Romeo

Vintage : 2016

Colour : red

Service temperature : 16°

Viticulture : organic More information....

Size (in ha) : 15 hectares

Intensity : full-bodied

Leading aroma : black fruit

Tasting occasion : food-friendly wine

Grape variety : Tempranillo
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