Viñedos del Contino, S.A.
Finca de San Rafael 01308 Laserna Region: La Rioja Phone: +34 945 600201 Fax: +34 945 621114 Internet: www.cvne.com
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The estate is located close to the commune of Laserna in the Rioja sub-region of Rioja Alavesa in Spain. The roots of this old estate are said to go back a thousand years. In its present form, it was founded in 1974 by the Real de Asúa family, which also owns the CVNE (Compañia Vinícola del Norte de España) estate. The vineyard area totals 62 hectares, located on the banks of the Ebro river. The wines are matured in a total of more than 1.800 barriques, in an old vaulted cellar dating back to the 15th century. The flagship is the vineyard-specific wine „Viña del Olivo”, which is matured in barriques for two years. Annual production is around 30.000 cases of wine.

The vintage 2008
Unfortunately, no wines have been submitted for several years now, so that we are unable to form a meaningful opinion on the current performance of this producer. For this reason, we see no option but to suspend the classification until further notice.
The vintage 1999
D.O. ca Rioja
Red wine, Contino Graciano, D.O. ca Rioja
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (82)
Red wine, Viña del Olivo, D.O. ca Rioja
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (88)
The vintage 1998
D.O. ca Rioja
Red wine, Reserva, Contino, D.O. ca Rioja
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (86)
The vintage 1996
D.O. ca Rioja
Red wine, Gran Reserva, Contino, D.O. ca Rioja
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (78)