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Contador
2021
- We send it to Czech Republic with DPD to your home
- The shipment for 3 bottles is €16.55 with DPD.
- For orders over €400 you have a 50% discount with DPD.
Tasting notes Contador 2021
Red wine Aged in wood Respectful agriculture. 18 months in French oak barrels.
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About Contador
Contador has become one of Spain's most esteemed cult wines. This reputation was further cemented after it achieved one of the highest accolades a wine can receive: 100 Parker points, awarded in the 2004 and 2005 vintages.
Contador is crafted by the renowned Benjamín Romeo at Bodega Contador, a legendary winery in the D.O. La Rioja. It is a blend of 94% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano, and 3% Mazuelo. The grapes are sourced from small, estate-owned plots scattered across various villages in the Rioja Alavesa region: San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Briones, Ábalos, and Labastida. This diversity of soils, microclimates, orientations, and altitudes contributes to the creation of a remarkable wine. Highly complex and rich in nuances, Contador is a pure and sincere expression of the land.
According to Benjamín Romeo, "A great wine is born in the vineyard." Achieving such a wine is impossible without meticulous viticulture. To extract the highest possible quality, the vines are pruned in a goblet shape, leaving only one bud per thumb. This results in lower yields but exceptional quality. The harvest is done manually, and the grapes reach the winery within 30 minutes to prevent any loss of quality.
Once at the winery, the grapes undergo a double selection process. First, the best clusters are chosen, and after destemming, the finest berries from each of the top clusters are selected. Benjamín Romeo's obsession with detail knows no bounds. The new French oak barrels in which Contador will age for 18 months are made from a selection of the finest oaks, personally chosen by Benjamín himself.
This is an exclusive, unique, and special wine, with only around 5,000 bottles released to the market.
We recommend decanting it about two hours before enjoying.
| 2024 | Contador 2024 captivates from the outset with its profound hue and aromatic intensity. On the nose, it dazzles with notes of dark fruits such as blackberries and plums, complemented by a subtle hint of spices like black pepper and vanilla, courtesy of its barrel ageing. On the palate, it offers a feast of mature flavours, balanced and with a remarkable structure that makes each sip a prolonged delight. This vintage has achieved a perfect balance between power and subtlety. It stands out for its concentration, without sacrificing elegance, making it an outstanding choice for those seeking intensity and character in a red wine. |
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| 2023 | Contador 2023 is a red wine that stands out for its spicy and slightly mature character. On the nose, it exhibits predominant aromas of blackberries, currants, and cherries, accompanied by mineral notes and aromatic herbs such as thyme, rosemary, and sandalwood, with a subtle hint of fine woods. On the palate, it offers a powerful entry with great volume, maintaining an excellent balance between fruit and wood. Its finish is intense, leaving a persistent and concentrated flavour. |
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Contador 2022 is Benjamín Romeo's flagship wine. A noble red wine, with all the power and character of Rioja, but with the elegance and finesse that characterises the great wines of the world. On the nose it offers a delicious complexity where ripe fruit appears in harmony with toasted and balsamic notes. On the palate it is concentrated, with sweet tannins and a pleasant volume. A round red wine, with precise acidity and a long, dry finish, which promises a beautiful longevity.
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Contador 2021 is a red wine that on the nose offers a bouquet where ripe red fruits such as cherries and raspberries are prominent, interwoven with a subtle hint of spices and vanilla. On the palate, it unveils an elegant maturity with velvety tannins and a balanced acidity leading to a lingering finish. Its complexity beckons the connoisseur to uncover layers of flavor that astonishingly evolve with each sip. Perfect for those in pursuit of depth and sophistication in a red wine. A distinguished cult wine.
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| 2019 | Contador 2019 is an exquisite red wine that beguiles with its rich bouquet of ripe fruit aromas from the very first whiff. Toasted nuances intermingle with balsamic hints, endowing it with a refreshing character. On the palate, it offers an elegant journey where balanced acidity, its inherent fruitiness, and the attributes gained from barrel aging coexist in perfect harmony. Undoubtedly, this red wine continues to astonish with each successive vintage. | |
| 2017 | Contador 2017 is a mature red wine with a delicate nose of ripe red and black fruit integrated with elegant mineral aromas, aromatic herbs and toast. On the palate it is creamy, very sweet and voluminous. A velvety mid-palate that reveals an exquisite balance between fruit and wood to the finish. The finish is intense, long and very persistent. | |
| 2016 |
Contador 2016 is a robust red wine. On the nose, it's profound and mineral, exuding aromatic herbs such as thyme, rosemary, lavender, and fennel, accompanied by hints of red and black fruits. On the palate, it is refined and robust, with body and balance. Delectable. The finish is extensive and intense. |
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| 2011 | On the palate this wine is both refined and powerful, deep and round. Fantastic balance between the fruit and the oak. Magnificent structure. A long and intense aftertaste. A beautiful deep ruby red colour with purple reflections. Intense and bright. Intense, clean and balanced. A high concentration of ripe red and black fruit along with nice balsamic notes and spices. Mineral aromas and elegantly toasted fine woods are noticed in the background. |
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| 2010 | In the palate, this wine is refined and powerful at the same time. It is deep and round. It stands out for the great balance between fruit and oak. It has a great structure. Long and intense aftertaste. Beautiful deep ruby red colour with violet reflections. Very bright and intense. Intense, clean and balanced nasal aromas. It shows abundant notes of very ripe red and black fruit, balsamic and spicy notes and a background of mineral aromas and elegant toasted hints reminiscent of noble wood. |
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| 2009 | In the palate, this wine is delicate and powerful at the same time. It stands out for the great balance between the notes of fresh and ripe fruit, acidity and tannicity. Majestic, sober and elegant mid palate.
Long and intense aftertaste. Bright dark cherry colour wine with a high intensity. This Spanish wine shows clean, high-intensity nasal aromas. The aromas of red and black fruits are released along with notes of undergrowth and aromatic herbs. It shows a marked mineral character with a background of subtle and elegant, very noble wooden aromas. |
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| 2008 | In the palate, this wine is unctuous, embracing and silky. It has a long and elegant mid palate, with good, marked and ripe tannins, and a nice freshness provided by its delicate acidity. Long and persistent, very nice finish. Touching wine. Very lively, intense and bright, dark cherry colour with a high robe. Highly unctuous. High intensity nasal aromas with a wide aromatic variety. Its notes of ripe red and black fruit are dominant. They are released along with some mineral and balsamic notes. Some spicy and roasted hints are also noticed along with aromatic plant nuances and cocoa. Great evolution in the glass. |
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| 2004 | In the mouth, it is a very unctuous, silky and embracing wine. Long and elegant mid-palate, full of creamy sensations, good and ripe tannins, with a freshness provided by a delicate, marked, deep and well-defined acidity. Long, persistent and very pleasant finish. Exciting. Sublime. Impressive cherry red colour. Very bright, with high robe. Abundant load of glycerine. High-intensity nose with many aromatic nuances. Predominance of very ripe red and black fruit together with mineral and balsamic notes. Reminiscences of aromatic herbs, cocoa, roasted hints and spices. |
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| 2021 |
96
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| 2020 |
97
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| 2019 |
97
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95
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| 2018 |
98
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| 2016 |
98
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| 2015 |
97
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98
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| 2014 |
97
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98
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| 2012 |
97
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99
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| 2011 |
96
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| 2009 |
95
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| 2004 |
100
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