Contino Viña del Olivo 2022
Oenological gem from Contino's most outstanding plot
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Contino Viña del Olivo 2022 is the top wine from Contino, the château of the powerful CVNE group, one of the most historic wineries in the Spanish wine scene.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
15% Graciano, 80% Tempranillo, 5% Mazuelo
Type of barrel
New and second-use French and American oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux Bottle
Barrel aging time
18 months in barrel and 3 more months in wooden vat
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
13.5
General Information
Contino Viña del Olivo 2022 is the result of a blend dominated by a perfectly balanced tempranillo, complemented by 15% graciano and 5% mazuelo. The finest clusters that give rise to this spectacular red wine, sourced from the Olivo plot (60 years old), were hand-harvested and selected on a sorting table upon arrival at the winery. Once macerated, they underwent fermentation in French oak vats at controlled temperatures. This process was followed by malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks, and once completed, the wine was transferred to French oak barrels (90%) and American oak barrels (10%), where it aged for 18 months, followed by a final resting period of 3 months in wooden vats. The result is an aromatic Rioja where fruity aromas blend perfectly with floral notes over a subtle mineral background. Contino Viña del Olivo 2022 is a red wine of great strength and elegance, reinforced by its structured and very smooth tannins.
Viñedos del Contino is the château of CVNE and a pioneer of its time. A house equipped with 16th-century cellars, which preserve the wines in the best conditions of temperature and humidity, and is surrounded by its own vineyard, exclusively used by the winery for wine production.
Tasting notes
Contino Viña del Olivo offers a fragrant and intense nose with great aromatic complexity, where red and black fruits stand out, harmoniously combined with floral notes and subtle mineral hints.
Powerful and elegant, it features structured and fine tannins alongside sensations that reflect the high quality of the fruits that gave it life.
The winery
Viñedos del Contino is the 'boutique' project of CVNE, a centenary firm from Haro that aimed to establish a small winery in the Rioja Alavesa subzone to create wines with their own personality. They found the perfect location at the San Rafael estate (Laserna, in the municipality of Laguardia), with very old vineyards and bordered by the Ebro River; and around this estate, the project began in 1973.
Contino is considered ahead of its time: it was one of the first 'châteaux' in Rioja, with facilities and vineyard on a single property, in a special area with a microclimate. It was also a pioneer in producing estate wines with a modern approach, featuring more intensity and new oak: the cornerstone of what would later be called 'alta expresión' (high expression).
It started with 35 hectares of vineyard, which have expanded to the current 62. The vineyards grow around the winery, located in an old manor house with 16th-century cellars that preserve the wines in optimal temperature and humidity conditions. Its wines are made exclusively with its own vineyards, and it boasts one of the best tempranillo vineyards in Rioja. Contino initially focused solely on red wines but later expanded its portfolio to include white wines. It has viura and malvasía vineyards that are 80 years old, to which it later added plantings of garnacha blanca. Its barrel-aged white wine is among the best in Spain.