Contino Chorus
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted milk-fed lamb, grilled prime ribeye steak with rosemary, or aged Spanish Manchego cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Viñedos del Contino, established in 1973 by CVNE, pioneered the single-estate château concept in Rioja. Situated around a historic 16th-century manor house within a dramatic meander of the Ebro River in Rioja Alavesa, the estate benefits from a unique microclimate sheltered by the Sierra de Cantabria. Contino Chorus is a rare, contemporary expression from this historic estate, meticulously crafted from select parcels of Tempranillo, Graciano, and Garnacha. The wine undergoes careful fermentation and aging in fine French oak barrels, resulting in a harmonious chorus of dark fruit, mineral complexity, and refined tannins that bridges traditional Rioja elegance with modern intensity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1879 in Haro's iconic Barrio de la Estación by brothers Eusebio and Raimundo Real de Asúa, Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE) stands as an architectural and viticultural pillar of DOCa Rioja. Still stewarded by fifth-generation descendants under CEO Víctor Urrutia, the historic house commands premier vineyard parcels across Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa, rooted primarily in calcareous clay and alluvial gravel under an Atlantic-moderated continental climate. CVNE has historically driven technical modernizations, incorporating gravity-flow winemaking, Eiffel-engineered cellars, and early concrete fermentation vats alongside classical oak maturation. Viticulture emphasizes environmental stewardship, evidenced by active membership in International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA). The house crafts legendary expressions, from the flagship Imperial Gran Reserva and the singular Real de Asúa to pioneering whites such as Viña Real Blanco, Monopole Clásico, and the scarce Corona Gran Reserva, reflecting balance, age-worthiness, and traditional Spanish winemaking precision.
🍇 Grapes
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo