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Bodega Contador Rioja La Vina de Andres 2008  - First Bottle

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94 Vinous -
Vivid ruby. Highly complex, mineral-driven bouquet of raspberry, candied cherry, rose and Asian spices. Very fresh, palate-staining red berry flavors are supported by a vibrant underpinning of tangy minerals and pick up smokiness and florality with air. Juicy, focused and extremely pure, finishing with outstanding cut and spicy persistence. This wine's exotic character makes it very easy to drink right now but I'd give it at least another five years of bottle age.

Technical Details

  • Blend100% Tempranillo
  • WinemakerBenjamin Romeo
  • CountrySpain
  • RegionRioja
  • Alcohol14.5%

Bodega Contador Rioja La Vina de Andres 2008

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UNREAL PRICE for a pristine parcel from the Benjamin Romeo who brought you the multiple 100-point Contador! La Vina de Andres, is a single-vineyard wine named after Benjamin’s father and is dedicated to his family’s roots in the wine industry. This wine is composed of 100 percent Tempranillo coming from the alluvial and Calcareous soil of the “La Liende,” at 1,300 feet from vines yielding less than 2.2 lbs per vine. This is an opportunity to taste a perfectly cellared Rioja from a master! At this stage, this is beginning to show a more savory aroma with a glorious Bugundian spice and spicecake flavor that is intoxicating. Don't miss this beauty!

About the Producer

Bodega Contador began in 1995 when Benjamin Romeo, winemaker and grower, acquired a centuries-old cave carved into the rock beneath the Castle of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, located at the foot of the Sierra Cantabria mountain range in La Rioja Alta, west of Rioja Álava. In 1996, Benjamin made the first vintage of his “La Cueva del Contador” wine and started to buy vineyards for his plan to become a “bodeguero”—a wine producer. Benjamin was the winemaker at Aratadi from 1985 to 2000, where he was able to apply his skill and continue to hone his craft. In 1999, he made the first vintage of “Contador” from vineyards he acquired.

In 2000, after seeing these first wines favorably received by the market and press, Benjamin dedicated himself full time to his personal project. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate awarded 100 points to the 2004 and 2005 vintages of Contador made in his parents’ garage.