Contino – Rioja Blanco 2020 (750ml)

Contino Blanco 2020 shows a very intense nose, marked by its aging in barrel. It is fresh and fruity wine, a true reflection of the identity of our vineyard. San Gregorio offers a Garnacha Blanca with great complexity and volume. The soils are clayey-calcareous, with medium stoniness, key for good drainage.

Blend: 80% Viura, 20% Garnacha Blanca

Critical Acclaim

RP93
Robert Parker\’s Wine Advocate
The white 2020 Blanco is a little closed, young, clean and tender with subtle oak. They produced a little bit more in 2020, and the wine has less oak and less buttery sensations, a change that started with the 2017 vintage, which seems to have found its style harvesting earlier to retain freshness; it has 13.04% alcohol and a low pH 3.23 and matured in larger oak containers, 500-liter oak barrels and some concrete for 12 months. It\’s floral and expressive, a blend of Viura with 20% Garnacha Blanca that they still consider work in progress but moving in the direction they want to go.
JS93
James Suckling
A delicious, creamy white with aromas of apricots, baked peaches, hazelnuts, white chocolate and nougat. Its medium-to full-bodied with a ripe and creamy palate. Lovely buttery pastry and nougat character, with a fresh finish.