Benjamin Romeo Alma de Contador Rioja 2020

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CHF 99.00
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Format: 75 cl
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Holzkiste mit 6 Einheit(en)

Produkt

Alma ist der neue (nicht zweite) Wein von Benjamin Romeo von der Bodega Contador. Das 50 Hektaren grosse Weingut ist in 68 Parzellen aufgeteilt, von denen jede separat bearbeitet wird, um alle Nuancen des Terroirs zum Ausdruck zu bringen. Für die Herstellung von Alma wurden die drei besten Parzellen von Contador ausgewählt. Jede von ihnen liegt auf einer anderen Höhe und hat andere Böden, so dass die Tempranillo und Garnacha Tinta ihr volles Potenzial entfalten können.

2020 ist der erste Jahrgang von Alma, ein Wein mit Finesse, Eleganz und Frische.

Details:
Produzent: Benjamin Romeo
Region: Spanien
Appellation: Rioja
Jahrgang: 2020
Volumen (cl): 75
Farbe: Rot
Ratings

Wineadvocate

The new red blend 2020 Alma Contador is going to be sold mostly through the négociants from Bordeaux. It was produced with grapes from three vineyards in San Vicente de la Sonsierra at different altitudes and is a blend of Tempranillo with 8% Garnacha with limited yields because of mildew. It matured in new French barriques for 20 months. He wanted a more classical image and perhaps a more classical profile of wine. It's perfumed and floral, with notes of aromatic herbs, a little balsamic and quite showy, with very fine tannins and freshness, as he used more grapes from the higher-altitude zones. It's powerful and elegant, and in a way it reminds me of the style of the initial vintages of La Cueva de Contador; it's clean and elegant. It's 14.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.55. It's very young but still drinkable, as the quality of the tannins is very good. I think this is the one wine I'd buy from their portfolio if I could only buy one. It transported me to the wines from the early 2000s. 10,000 bottles produced. - LG 07/2022

Suckling

A new project of Contador that, according to Benjamin Romeo, took a Bordeaux approach of blending vineyards at three different altitudes. The blend is mainly tempranillo and some garnacha. Right after pouring, there is still some sweet plushness from the oak, but this peters out and turns to incense and sandalwood with time in the glass. Then come aromas of blueberry concentrate, balsamic purple fruit, hot stones, lavender and iodine. There’s a high level of ripeness and concentration on the palate, with purple and blue fruit that renders a brooding, almost pulpy feel. But the fresh acidity keeps it going, delivering a nice contrast to the weight and extraction. Long, dense and tight, but silky, too. Embryonic at this stage, but shows potential. Just slightly potent at the end. Will be released in 2023. Drink from 2025. - JS 09/2022