The Benjamín Romeo Contador 2008 is 100% Tempranillo from 16 different plots. It was aged 18 months in French oak barrels.
Tasting notes: Dark cherry color. Extraordinary aromas of ripe fruit, soil, mineral, spices and balsamic notes. The palate is broad, sweet, delicate and elegant. With a long finish that never ends.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 98 points(01/06/2011)
The 2008 Contador, rapidly becoming one of Rioja’s benchmark wines, is composed of 86% Tempranillo and 14% Garnacha aged for 18 months in new French oak. It is a glass-coating opaque purple color with an exceptional bouquet of sandalwood exotic spices, lavender, incense, espresso, tapenade, and blackberry. Dense and mouth-coating, it deftly combines elegance and power in a structured wine that will easily achieve its 20th birthday and well beyond.
It was founded in 1996. It´s located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra. It belongs to D.O. of La Rioja. Currently, it has 3.5 hectares of vineyards and produces about 25,000 bottles a year.
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