Contino Rioja Reserva 2018 Wine Bar | Ghost Town and complex in a way

and complex in a way that NV Champagne rarely is: orchard fruit and brioche from the reserve

Marsanne and Roussanne bring the weight

These aromas set the stage for a robust palate of cherry

and charmingly rustic off-dry bubbles made in using methode ancestrale

Contino Rioja Reserva 2018 Wine Bar | Ghost Town and complex in a wayWhen CVNE launched Contino in the 1970s, as the Franco era wound down, it was a genuine gamble: a single estate, single vineyard Rioja at a time when the region's identity was built on blending across many sites. It became one of Spain's great names. For decades, longtime winemaker Jesus Madrazo proved that Rioja's terroir could deliver fresh fruit and real power without giving up the region's signature balance and elegance. This Reserva is