Contador 2017
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We ship in order of arrival; on very busy days your order may ship the next working day.
Contador 2017 is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Producer
Benjamín Romeo
TECH SHEET
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- Country
- SpainSpain
- Region
- La Rioja
- Type
- Red
- Producer
- Benjamín Romeo
- Grapes
- Tempranillo
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Vintage
2017
9 years
Red wine: fermented on the skins, which give colour, tannin and structure.
Region · Spain
La Rioja
Along the Ebro river in northern Spain. Tempranillo’s classic home, with a tradition of barrel ageing (Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva).
- Country
- Spain
- Producer
- Benjamín Romeo
- Grapes
- Tempranillo
Type
Red
Red wine: fermented on the skins, which give colour, tannin and structure.
Grapes
Grapes in this wine
- Tempranillo
Iberia’s Tempranillo. Red fruit, spice and good structure; takes well to oak.
See wines with Tempranillo
Bottle
750 ml
≈ 6 125 ml glasses
Critics & awards
- Robert ParkerThe Wine Advocate
- Guía Peñín
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Description
Contador is the great wine of Benjamín Romeo, created in San Vicente de la Sonsierra in Rioja, with the first vintage in 1999. It comes from old vines, mainly Tempranillo, and is aged in new French oak barrels in a modern, concentrated style that has made it one of Rioja's most sought-after wines. This 2017 vintage is a rare bottle.
In the glass it shows ripe red fruit, sweet spice, leather, tobacco and vanilla from its long barrel ageing. The palate is fine and harmonious, with soft tannins, lively acidity and a long, elegant finish. It is a wine of great character and balance.
Serve at 16–18 °C with suckling pig, roast lamb, feathered game or aged sheep's cheese. It can be enjoyed now but has the structure to keep evolving in the cellar.
What to serve with this wine
Dishes calculated from this wine’s profile, grapes and region.