The Winery Contino of Rioja

Winery Contino
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This estate is part of the CVNE (Compania Vinicola del Norte de Rioja).
It is ranked in the top 28 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in 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.

Top Winery Contino wines

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.

The top red wines of Winery Contino

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Contino

How Winery Contino wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), tunisian haja or pork tenderloin with chorizo and peppers.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Contino

On the nose the red wine of Winery Contino. often reveals types of flavors of cream, lavender or jam and sometimes also flavors of dill, minerality or butter. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Contino. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Contino

  • 1987With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1980With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1974With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Contino.

  • Tempranillo
  • Graciano
  • Mazuelo
  • Garnacha
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Rioja

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).

The top white wines of Winery Contino

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Contino

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 fish shells, snowman in pudding or fish lasagne.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Contino

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.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Contino

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Contino.

  • Viura
  • Garnacha Blanca

Discover the grape variety: Garnacha

The top pink wines of Winery Contino

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Contino

How Winery Contino wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of hungarian goulash, lamb with masalé sauce and rice or gratin of coquillettes with ham.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Contino

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.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Contino

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Contino.

  • Graciano
  • Garnacha

The word of the wine: Varietal wine

Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.

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Discover the grape variety: Garnacha Blanca

News about Winery Contino and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Varietal wine

Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.

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