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2015 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja Contino Variedad Graciano
Graciano
- Spain
- La Rioja
- La Rioja Alavesa
- Rioja
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Community Tasting Notes 11
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"Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 93 points
December 28, 2023 - Kaffe, kirsebær, bringebær, røde blomster. Strukturert munn med kirsebær, blåbær, pepper, parfyme, treværk. Meget lang med en del treverk. Luftet på karaffel i 22 timer. 03.
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Torchy wrote: 92 points
August 26, 2023 - Onklers August 23 BYO; 8/26/2023-8/27/2023 (Sindre): Nose of mint, chocolate, and coffee. Palate is a bit flat but has a taste of tobacco and dark fruits.
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Jannickelf Likes this wine: 90 points
March 13, 2021 - Pure fruit, dence. To young.
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"Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 93 points
February 5, 2021 - Lite utvikling. Intens og primær nese med blåbær, blomster, moreller anis, tobakk. Mye likt i munn, litt pepper og krydder i tillegg. Lang strukturert, konsentrert og fantastisk balanse. Lite utvikling. Godt, men blir bedre. 93-94
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DavilaDC Likes this wine: 93 points
October 25, 2020 - We picked up this bottle during a tour of CVNE in Haro without tasting it, mainly because I'd never seen a Graciano bottled by itself. Used mainly as a blending grape, this type of bottling is rare to see, so I had to have it.
Opened for one hour.
Dark, almost black in the glass. The nose has a touch of smoke and black fruit. The tannins are there with bright acidity (making it interesting to see where this grape fits in with Tempranillo to build the typical wine from Rioja) but not any of the typical cherry I expected.
Some oak, but not overpowering. More vanilla than mocha on the palate and that's probably from the introduction of French oak as compared to American oak.
Certainly a food wine due to the acidity and perfectly matched with the gelatinous feel Ox Tail Stew. If I could find it locally, I'd buy it all.1 person found this helpful Comment
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- Type Red
- Producer Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino
- Varietal Graciano
- Designation Contino Variedad Graciano
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Spain
- Region La Rioja
- SubRegion La Rioja Alavesa
- Appellation Rioja
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 177 (83%)
- Consumed 37 (17%)
Food Pairing
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