The Winery Contino of Rioja

The Winery Contino is one of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Contino wines in Rioja among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Contino wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Contino wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Contino wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, lamb chops with figs and honey or blanquette of veal in pickle sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Contino. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Contino. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.
Besides Tempranillo and Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan) are also used in Rioja's red wines. Some wineries, notably Marqués de Riscal, use small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon. White grapes are planted much less. In 2017, the vineyard area was recorded at 64,215 hectares (158,679 acres).
How Winery Contino wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of aïoli, codfish accras or sauerkraut with fish.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Contino. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of non oak, vegetal or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Contino. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
How Winery Contino wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, leg of lamb brissac (leftover leg of lamb) or delicious marinated pork chops.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Contino. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.
Chemical stimulation that tightens the mucous membranes of the mouth and causes a sensation of harshness, which is characteristic of the presence of tannins. With time, the tannins lose their harshness and become softer.
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