La Cueva del Contador 2017
Denominación de Origen: Rioja
Tipo: Red wine
Uva: Tempranillo
Grado Alcohólico: 0.15
Añada: 2017
Description
La Cueva del Contador 2017 is a red wine from the Rioja DO made by Benjamín Romeo in his Bodegas Contador.
Bodegas Contador is Benjamín Romeo: life, love of the land, roots, demand, passion, time, result… success.
Preparation and aging
La Cueva del Contador 2017 is a single-varietal Tempranillo.
Vinification: Uncrushed grapes. Cold maceration. Fermentation at a temperature of 25ºC in open and used 60 hl vats. Contact of 15 days with the skins and malolactic in wood. The must fermented in wooden vats at a controlled temperature and was aged in new French oak barrels for 18 months.
Bottled without filtering or clarifying, with adjusted doses of sulfur and resting for 6 months in the bottle before marketing.
Tasting Note of La Cueva del Contador 2016
- View: The Cueva del Contador has a cherry color, maroon edge.
- Nose: Spicy aroma, creamy oak, toasted, complex, chocolate, red fruit.
- Mouth: Powerful, tasty, toasted, ripe tannins.
Pairing
La Cueva del Contador is ideal to accompany feathered game, baked lamb, Iberian ham and baked lamb.
It is advisable to consume this red wine at a temperature of 16ºC.
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Bottled on property by Vinos de Benjamin Romeo SL San Vicente de la Sonsierra RE 87-LR
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