2017 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja Viña del Olivo

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  11/15/2022 - Slwojdyla Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Fantastic. Evolved in the glass insanely. Complex started dominated by red fruits but finished leaning heavy black fruits a half hour later. Tannins silky smooth. My kind of wine. Gonna find more of this.

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  4/21/2022 - K_AA Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Mørk rød.
  Delikat Duft av mørke bær, og noe floral. Mye vanilje og eik. Noe krydder. Noe lukket på duft.
  Syrlig anslag med mørke bær, plommer og bringebær. Krydder, noe røyk. Delikat kompleksitet. Tanniner og god lengde.
  Spennende vin, kan ligge lenge.

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  7/16/2021 - ttholst wrote:

  Luftet i 4-5 timer i karaffel. Servert utendørs på 12 grader i Zalto Bdx. Lukt av mørke overmodne bær og tung søtlig vanilje. I munnen var den noe friskere, men fortsatt dominert av søtlig vanilje. Høy konsentrasjon, mørk og tett. For meg luktet og smakte dette som gammeldags Rioja.

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  3/8/2021 - GAVK Likes this wine:

  What a well balanced and smooth wine. Of course, the presence of oak does not go unnoticed, but it’s not at all dominating despite its young age.
  
  It’s got all the typical traits you would expect from a high quality Rioja, but got less oak, more fruitiness and feels fresher and more crisp. I really enjoy these modern Riojas.
  
  Cant wait to taste this again in 10-15 years!

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  2/21/2020 - eagreni wrote: 95 Points

  What a delicious punch of seductive elegance! Red and dark fruits like cherries, plums and blackberries. Leather, vanilla, toast, jasmine tea and floral tones in layers. The nose just gets better and better throughout the evening. Great concentration and superb mouthfeel, lots of beautiful fine-grained tannins. Great acidic play and an extremely long and comfortable finish. All in balance, great wine! A notch up compared to the same wine in the previous vintage. No shame in drinking this young, but the patient ones will probably be rewarded with even more graceful complexity. Great wine!

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