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Contino ViƱa del Olivo

The 1996 Contino Viña del Olivo has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Tim Atkin, Jesús Barquín and Marcel Orford-Williams on Contino Viña del Olivo - an internationally acclaimed red from Burgundy.

ViƱedos del Contino - CVNE Contino ViƱa del Olivo wine bottle
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Wine Name
Contino ViƱa del Olivo

Wine Producer
ViƱedos del Contino - CVNE

Score
89

Wine Style
Red

Grape Type
Tempranillo
Mazuelo
Graciano

Country
Spain

Vintage
1996

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Tim Atkin: Deep, dense color. Concentrated. Rich, oaky nose, but lots of stuffing too. Very modern style, picked late, with a touch of currant, higher alcohol, lots of oak. Firmish finish, but lots of vanilla oak, muscular tannins, and good structure. Still a baby. Worth cellaring. Priorato style. Modern. 16.5

Jesús Barquín: Very deep cherry with a ruby rim. A wine of apparently modern design but evidently evolving toward more classic parameters: fresh, with elegant if somewhat bold tannin, a nicely integrated creamy note, fleshy and long. Modern. 17.5

Marcel Orford-Williams: The nose is closed but even now has sweetness. Quite full and spicy. Rich and quite complex, with a good finish. Still evolving. New-style. 16

Details

Wine expert Tim Atkin
JesĆŗs BarquĆ­n
Marcel Orford-Williams
Tastings year 2010
Region Rioja
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