Contino Garnacha 2020

Viñedos del Contino (hentet 17. okt. 2026): Contino Garnacha 2020 – teknisk ark (producentens tekst, engelsk): Contino Garnacha 2020 The vineyard The grapes for Contino Garnacha come from the plots of San Gregorio and Laserna, located at an altitude of 420 and 400 meters respectively. Clay and calcareous soils, with medium-high stoniness. Winemaking The garnacha is manually harvest on September 18th. The grapes are placed in French oak vats, where a prefermentative maceration takes places, until spontaneously fermentation starts. After 8 days, the alcoholic fermentation finishes. The Garnacha remains in the vats during 15 more days. After this period, we pass the wine into a Stockinger fudre of 2.000 litres and 12 oak barrels of 500 liters where it remains for 10 months. Final ageing takes place in concrete vats during 4 months. Vintage / Harvest description The 2020 vintage was marked by an early harvest, affected by climate change. An early harvest, with an interesting ripening phase, marked by high yields in the vineyard. Marked by high rainfall, above average values. Prior to and during the harvest, there were episodes of rain. This resulted in a thickening of the berries and a consequent increase in the weight of the bunches. The vintage is characterized by moderate temperatures throughout the entire cycle. The harvest took took place between September 18th for the Garnacha. Tasting notes Contino Garnacha is an elegant and balanced wine. Extracting the aromas and flavors have been the key focus during the winemaking process. The highly stony clayey-calcareous soils of Finca San Rafael are key to good drainage, and facilitate the access to mineral compounds, obtaining a fresh and mineral wine. • Type of wine: Red • Region of production: Rioja • Year: 2020 • Grape varieties: 100% Garnacha • Bottle type: Burgundy • Production and bottle size: 10,667 bot.75cl. • Contino vintage rating: Excellent • Alcoholic volume: 14.5% • Total acidity: 6.52 • pH: 3.26 • Volatile acidity: 0.50 • SO2 Free/Total: 34/113 Analytical data • Bottling date: March 2022 Viñedos del Contino was born in 1973, establishing the “château” concept in the Rioja region. Its wines are made exclusively from the vines planted on its 62 hectares. The estate’s vineyards embrace its ancestral home within a meander in the River Ebro, located in Laserna, near the village of Laguardia in the Rioja Alavesa winemaking region. • Aging and barrel type: 12 months in 12 barrels of 500l & a foudre of 2.000l. 4 months in concrete • Total Polyphenols Index: 40 • Suitable for vegans