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Contino Graciano

Contino Graciano is made from grapes harvested by hand and deposited in boxes at our 3.7-hectare San Gregorio Grande vineyard, planted in 1979 and 1989 (two areas).

Manual selection in the vineyard and on the winery’s selection table to guarantee maximum quality. The main objective of this winemaking process is to preserve the characteristics of the grape variety. Alcoholic fermentation in 100-hectolitre French oak vats at a moderate temperature to ensure good colour extraction, followed by post-fermentation maceration. On 22 September, the wine is transferred to new French oak barrels (72% French and 28% American). It is in these tanks that malolactic fermentation takes place. The wine remains there for 16 months, followed by an ageing period of 6 months in pure concrete tanks.

SCORE

97pts
GUÍA DE VINOS GOURMETS
96pts
JAMES SUCKLING
95pts
R. PARKER - WINE ADVOCATE
94pts
TIM ATKIN
94pts
GUÍA PEÑÍN
92pts
VINOUS

DATA SHEET

Name of the Wine
Contino Graciano
Region of Production
Rioja
Year
2018
Grape Variety
100% graciano

TECHNICAL DETAILS

2018 2017
“With Contino Garnacha, we are striving to create a single-varietal wine that embodies the essence of this variety and showcases the unique characteristics of the Finca San Rafael terroir, where the soils and mesoclimate make for a truly unique wine”
DESCUBRE MÁS Contino Reserva “For Contino, nothing is more modern than a renewed classic. The Contino Reserva is a good example of this philosophy. Produced from a variety of micro-vineyards in the area surrounding Viñedos del Contino with distinct soil types (alluvial, clay-limestone, saline and sandy)”
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