Bodegas y Vi�edos del Contino Rioja Contino Crianza

Bodegas y Vi�edos del Contino

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Taster #9034 · Jan 11, 2022
93/100
This was the best, but alas my last, of my three bottles. The flavours from oak ageing are by now fully integrated resulting in perfect harmony of its full/medium body, round cherry tinged fruit, light spice, barely perceptible vanilla hints, velvety texture, fresh acidity and ripe but firm tannic structure on a lingering finish. Excellent.
2001 vintage
Taster #3752 · Jun 18, 2021
90/100
Contino 2001 still tasted quite young but very nice. Oak and vanilla still present with some acid but quite smooth and balanced with red fruits. A little four square.
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Taster #9034 · Oct 13, 2020
91/100
This wine has gained harmony and complexity since my previous bottle 3 years ago, mainly because the vanilla component from its oak ageing has integrated better and no longer obtrudes though there is still no doubt that the wine has seen new oak, including American. This allows full enjoyment of its full/medium body, round cherry tinged fruit, light spice, smooth texture, fresh acidity and ripe structure. Very good.
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Taster #9379 · Mar 9, 2019
90/100
Still deep ruby. Rich, blackberry and black cherry fruit. Plenty of spices, black tea, leather. Good acidity. Tannins smoothed but clearly present. Enjoyable.
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Taster #9034 · Aug 26, 2017
90/100
This bottle did not equal my memories of previous vintages but following on an outstanding Trévallon did it no favours. However a far from an indifferent wine with its full/medium body, round cherry tinged fruit, light spice, smooth texture and ripe structure but the vanilla component was excessive for my palate. Very good, though, and it may shine more in different company with a touch more age to further integration.
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Taster #9867 · Jul 24, 2017
92/100
Open, rich. A little liquorice. I didn't stop to think about this one very hard. Delicious. I drunk a lot of this in its youth. Had that balance of modern Rioja but clearly still Rioja and Tempranillo. I was more concerned about a bottle about 18 months back which was dumb. This has soared back. Now I only wonder if it will hold. The pleasure on the night was greater than the score.
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Taster #3495 · Mar 13, 2016
94/100
Superb wine with notes of herbs, sour cherry, balsamic, vanillin. Silky, elegant, vibrant and long. Rioja at its best. Great producer in a spectacular vintage.
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Taster #8492 · Jan 29, 2016
92/100
A private dinner (Restaurant Alinea Madrid, Madrid, Spain) : Modern-style Rioja, ripe fruit, glossy, black cherries, good weight, subtle vanilla, hints of leather and lovage, liquorice, very energetic at 15 years of age, perfectly integrated oak (half French), finely grained tannins, well-balanced, very good length. Impressive.
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Taster #2521 · Dec 25, 2015
90/100
Translucent ruby red, pale pink rim. Full blackcurrant nose, delicate oaked fruit. Starting to dry out, but still lingering and complex finish.
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Taster #0395 · Dec 7, 2015
92/100
Fantastic jammy fruits. Rich tannins. Lovely long lasting Rioja.
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Taster #6171 · Nov 14, 2015
Rich and full and with drive and energy. Modern sure, but not over the top as such.
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Taster #2074 · Aug 10, 2015
What a lovely wine. Soft, and elegant. Blackcurrant fruit core still holding up well, lots of complexity on top of that; leather, match stick, white pepper & Smoke. Some sweet fruit and vanilla and all spice. Wonderful texture, not silky but smooth and round. So wonderfully drinkable.
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Taster #6191 · Jul 12, 2013
91/100
Good solid Rioja. Enjoyed with some NY strips to brake in the new grill.
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Taster #2521 · Jul 8, 2013
90/100
Red rim, dark centre, very little sediment. Full, blackcurrant nose. Very smooth and elegant to taste. Velvety and mouth filling, with balancing acidity to finish. Oak sits smoothly in the background. Good.
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Taster #4983 · Mar 26, 2013
89/100
Drank at Davy's Nice with lots of forest floor and secondary notes. Very complex and medium length
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Taster #4983 · Aug 25, 2012
87/100
Drank at Davy's Very different to the the other 2001 Rioja's I have had recently. Lots of oak but has a Burgundy feel to it. Nice but not what I expected.
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Taster #7858 · Aug 17, 2012
89/100
Palish; correct nose, lacks verve; fully evolved, fleshy, integrated. Rather disappointing though difficult to keep (relatively) cool.
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Taster #2972 · Jul 12, 2012
This had a superb nose. Really interesting and complex. Richer and more expressive than the Tondonia. Sweeter and more toasty. Espresso. Again that caramel biscuit note- just like the Tondonia. But this is a more flamboyant wine right now. Probably the most impressive of the flight. Seems more evolved than the others. A slight question of where this is going from here?
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Taster #2521 · Mar 11, 2012
90/100
Dark ruby red, full, fruit and oak nose. Smooth, but still young and with grip. Great length, mainly blackcurrant. Not yet fully blended, but delicious now.
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Taster #5824 · Nov 8, 2011
87/100
Slightly tainted nose; Oxidation; Adds a brown sugar note to the nose as it sits in the glass; No real oxidation on the palate; Soft; Not a big finish
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Taster #8683 · Mar 22, 2011
89/100
Dark garnet color. Popped from the cellar to taste and allowed to breath in the bottle. There is evident bottle age on the nose as some of the aromas are a bit baked. The wine has a medium mouthful of Rioja leather flavors with some cherries on the finish. I would recommend drinking extra inventory soon. EG WineArchitect
2001 vintage
Taster #3828 · Sep 24, 2010
Pulled from wine locker in darkness; identified by feel and location as 1995 Corino Barolo Giachini, decanted out of sight. "Did you say Barolo?" "I said it, but maybe I lied. Where is that bottle?" OK, so it's 2001 Contino Rioja reserva. Impressive stuffing but ten years away. Some have reported it ready to drink. Well, not this bottle. Slams a door in your face when you've barely got your nose in. Needs time and plenty of it.
2001 vintage
Taster #6191 · Sep 15, 2010
93/100
Our second bottle this summer and just as impressive as the first. Full of chocolate, violets, tabacco, with a light touch of oak and smooth round tannins.
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Taster #6191 · Sep 6, 2010
94/100
Wow this wine is drinking super now. Possibly the best bottle I've had all summer (except maybe the Beaucastel 2007). Dark purple with smells of flowers, blackberries, and creme brulee. Balanced with smooth round tannins. On the palate there is a flora note followed by blackberries, creme brulee, orange chocolate and a long finish with perfect balance. A serious mouthfeel that had everyone oohing and aahing over this bottle. Drank with pork fillet, Alsatian potatoes, and Italian Romano beans in …
2001 vintage
Taster #9542 · Aug 15, 2010
This beautiful rioja had more than expected in common with a 2001 Silver Oak cab we also drank this weekend. Principally, you could taste the earth. The dustiness combined with deep (mellowed with age) cherry fruit and a dash of spice. Drinking it was something like picking up an old beloved book and sitting next to the fire.
2001 vintage