Bodegas Contino Rioja

Pop Quiz. What was the first “chateau” in Rioja? Your mind might quickly run to some of the oldest bodegas in Rioja, such as Marques de Murrieta, Lopez de Heredia, Muga, CUNE, etc., but you would be wrong. The first “chateau” concept winery wasn’t founded until 1973 by Bodegas Contino.

Stylistically, these are traditional Riojas through and through. Long oak barrel ageing and racking create the oxidative, cellared attributes Rioja purists die for. Enjoy Lopez de Heredia and La Rioja Alta wines? Then you will love Contino as well.