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Predicador 2017/2019

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TECH SHEET

Country
SpainSpain
Region
La Rioja
Type
Red
Winemaker
Benjamín Romeo
Alcohol
15% vol.
Bottle
750 ml

Description

It's something like the democratisation of luxury — as long as by luxury we mean the most careful winemaking from the best and oldest vineyards. A style crafted with great skill by Benjamín Romeo, owner of Bodegas Contador, who has released memorable vintages of Contador, La Cueva del Contador and a few other labels.

Predicador 2017 shows abundant red fruit, spicy notes, hints of the finest oak and remarkable balsamic freshness. This time it seems designed to come close to the house's greatest creations, showing the depth and ripeness the vintage gives it. The warm end of the growing season accounts for some slightly prominent alcohol, giving it a more Mediterranean than Atlantic character.

The label shows the distinctive hat of a gunslinger who ends his days as a preacher, a character played by Clint Eastwood in one of his films. The most pleasant of surprises ends this story (the bottle's, not the film's). A wine at a price you could call reasonable that is long, intense and tremendously expressive. Its so cinematic dress lets its maker call it a red film. A claim that each year comes a little closer to being entirely true.

The story of this bottle

Red — La Rioja

It's something like the democratisation of luxury — as long as by luxury we mean the most careful winemaking from the best and oldest vineyards.

Predicador 2017/2019 · Bodega Contador
  • OriginLa Rioja, Spain
  • Grapes96% Tempranillo, 2% Graciano, 2% Mazuelo
  • WinemakerBenjamín Romeo
  • Alcohol15%
  • Serve at16–18 °C

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