Benjamin Romeo - Rioja Contador 2011 (750ml)
Price: $259.99
Sale Price: $209.98
| Producer | Benjamin Romeo |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Varietal | Tempranillo Blend |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| Sku | 31769 |
| Size | 750ml |
96 Points
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"The 2011 Contador is a compact, tight-knit wine, serious and backward that needs plenty of air. It's still a baby showing the typical aromas that only the very best barrels can give and that you only find in a very few top wines (and I'm thinking of Pingus here). However, the personality is quite different, akin to a young Nuits-St-Georges, with very fine tannins and subtle acidity. I feel the wine needs a couple of years in the bottle. Drink 2016-2022."
Benjamin Romeo Description
Contador 2011 has a blackberry color with high intensity and brightness. In the nose, plus red and black fruits mature, appears the character of balsamic and aromatic herbs (thyme, rosemary, lavender and fennel). It also shows a marked mineral character with fine and well integrated wood notes. The palate is fine and powerful. It is very fine. It shows a great balance between fruit and oak. Final aftertaste is long and intense. Very ripe and tasty.
Blend: 94% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano and 3% Mazuelo
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
Vinous: 94 Points
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