2001 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja Contino Variedad Graciano

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  6/18/2015 - AV2012 wrote: 88 Points

  100% Graciano wines: Wow, the colour was of a max 5 y.o wine, no bricking, no brownish tones, so young! Nose was of a more mature wine, a bit of leather and animal notes as well as warm wood and red fruits. Palate was young, but with lean fruitiness and a finish of black cherries. This still seems young, if you have one, I would still keep it for five more years, it will be tremendous then.

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  6/10/2015 - tmeulder wrote: 92 Points

  Drinking well right now. Plenty of cedar, fresh acids and very long finish

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  10/6/2014 - MRichman wrote:

  Initially harsh and acidic, this needed a few hours to open up. Black sappy fruit, high acid, mature but firm with espresso, smoke. I would never have guessed this to be nearly as old as it is. Drinking well, no rush.
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  9/11/2012 - yofog wrote: 91 Points

  I feel like this needs more time. There's clearly some subtle stuffing in there but it's also deceptively tannic. Very fine and long, but if it doesn't improve with time, well, I've had more complex gracianos for $20.

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  3/6/2012 - jmprusko Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Exceptional! Drike 2 bottles of this at a tasting at a Spanish tapas place, uniformally liked.

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