Cellar for 20 years or more. Decant for 2 hours or more before serving.
This is a classic, top-notch Rioja wine, crafted from the Tempranillo grape. All of the fruits were sourced from within a 5km radius of each other, from prime plots in the villages of Labastida and San Vicente de la Sonsierra. It opens up slowly, with a sumptuous nose of cassis, blackberry, balsamic, pungent herbs, and baking spices.
La Cueva del Contador is a product of Bodegas Contador, founded in 1995, and spearheaded by the renowned Benjamin Romeo. If you enjoy wines with a charming backstory, look no further, because Romeo began making wine in a centuries-old cave, carved into the rock below the castle at San Vicente de la Sonsierra. Since then, he has founded his own state-of-the-art cellar, but his wines retain that same romantic rusticity.
On the palate, this Rioja is fresh and sinewy, with finely-grained tannins that lend texture to a long, satisfying finish. Look for notes of vanilla, cinnamon, liquorice, and dried herbs alongside the ripe black fruit, with a healthy undercurrent of minerality. The Tempranillo spent 18 months ageing in French oak barrels before bottling. This is a wine worthy of roasted red meat, spicy cheeses, or tomato-based stews.
Bodegas Contador La Cueva del Contador Rioja 2020
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Bodegas Contador La Cueva del Contador Rioja 2020
- 2020
- 750ml
- Red
- 14.5%
- Tempranillo
- Tempranillo
- Bodegas Contador
- Rioja
- Spain
- Vintage: 2020
- Size: 750ml
- Type: Red
- Alcohol: 14.5%
- Varietal: Tempranillo
- Grapes: Tempranillo
- Winery: Bodegas Contador
- Region: Rioja
- Country: Spain
- Vintage: 2020
- Size: 750ml
- Type: Red
- Alcohol: 14.5%
- Varietal: Tempranillo
- Grapes: Tempranillo
- Winery: Bodegas Contador
- Region: Rioja
- Country: Spain
Buy Bodegas Contador La Cueva del Contador Rioja 2020 750ml Red wine. This Tempranillo wine is proudly 95 rated and produced by Bodegas Contador winery from Rioja, Spain.
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Bodegas Contador La Cueva del Contador Rioja 2020
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Unbelievably fast and efficient service! I would like to receive emails from them on their selection of collectible bottles and any updates they make to this offering. Especially if they are getting allocations of wines that are more difficult to source (such as the Tolpuddle).