White Predicador

• Vintage: 2022
• Type: White Unfortified still wines
• Capacity: 0, 75 L.
• Alcohol content: 14, 0º

• Winery: Bodega Contador
• Country: Spain
• D.O: D.O.Ca. Rioja
• Varieties: Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Malvasia
• Allergens: Contains sulfites

Colour

Clean, limpid and bright. Yellow color with slightly golden reflections. Very pleasing to the eye.

AROMA:

On the nose they are expressed with a medium intensity, the fruit and citrus aromas so characteristic of the variety evolve with more computed and buttery fruit notes, since they help not to be so masked with the aromas of aromatic herbs that manifest themselves with good persistence and in which chamomile and laurel stand out.

TASTE:

Fresh entry with good acidity. Unctuous and fatty sensations are perceived due to its aging on lees, which gives the wine more character and expression of the variety.

Excellent with fish stew, grilled seafood, baked fish, cod, fish rice, Asian cuisine, selection of cheeses, fish tartares.

Service temperature from 10º to 12º C.

In the year 2001, Benjamín Romeo conditioned the garage of his parents' house in San Vicente to make wine.
The magazine by the American critic Robert Parker gives the highest score ( 100 points ) to the 2004 and 2005 vintages of "Bodegas Contador", made in the garage. This recognition, unprecedented in Spain, triggers the international prestige of the brand. Between 2004 and 2006, Benjamín Romeo elaborated the project for his current winery together with the architect Héctor Herrera. The work is carried out between 2006 and 2008.
The new winery was inaugurated in 2008. The building is located at the foot of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, in the center of the territory occupied by the various vineyards on the property.
The structure on three floors or terraces of the winery reproduces the original slopes of the land and at the same time facilitates the handling of the grape and wine by gravity.
The terraces of the building are covered with plants that are integrated with the native vegetation. The winery has exposed concrete walls, so that it is impregnated with dust and ends up being confused with the land from which it was born.

Elaboration:
This is a blend of Garnacha Blanca ( 42% ), Viura ( 35% ), and Malvasia ( 25% ) from their own farms planted in the towns of San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Briones.
The flower must ferments in new French oak barrels, carries out a 48-hour cold maceration and fermentation at a controlled temperature between 15º to 18º C. Predicador Blanco ages for 8 months in new French oak barrels ( 30% ) and one wine ( 70% ). An excellent white wine with a passage through wood that gives it a special character.

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