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Alma 2020 75cl

Rioja | Espagne
CHF 104.85

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2020 2021 2022
Évaluations et Scores
97 Robert Parker
The new red blend 2020 Alma Contador is going to be sold mostly through the négociants from Bordeaux. It was produced with grapes from three vineyards in San Vicente de la Sonsierra at different altitudes and is a blend of Tempranillo with 8% Garnacha with limited yields because of mildew. It matured in new French barriques for 20 months. He wanted a more classical image and perhaps a more classical profile of wine. It's perfumed and floral, with notes of aromatic herbs, a little balsamic and quite showy, with very fine tannins and freshness, as he used more grapes from the higher-altitude zones. It's powerful and elegant, and in a way it reminds me of the style of the initial vintages of La Cueva de Contador; it's clean and elegant. It's 14.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.55. It's very young but still drinkable, as the quality of the tannins is very good. I think this is the one wine I'd buy from their portfolio if I could only buy one. It transported me to the wines from the early 2000s. 10,000 bottles produced.
97 Robert Parker
The new red blend 2020 Alma Contador is going to be sold mostly through the négociants from Bordeaux. It was produced with grapes from three vineyards in San Vicente de la Sonsierra at different altitudes and is a blend of Tempranillo with 8% Garnacha with limited yields because of mildew. It matured in new French barriques for 20 months. He wanted a more classical image and perhaps a more classical profile of wine. It's perfumed and floral, with notes of aromatic herbs, a little balsamic and quite showy, with very fine tannins and freshness, as he used more grapes from the higher-altitude zones. It's powerful and elegant, and in a way it reminds me of the style of the initial vintages of La Cueva de Contador; it's clean and elegant. It's 14.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.55. It's very young but still drinkable, as the quality of the tannins is very good. I think this is the one wine I'd buy from their portfolio if I could only buy one. It transported me to the wines from the early 2000s. 10,000 bottles produced.
94 James Suckling
A new project of Contador that, according to Benjamin Romeo, took a Bordeaux approach of blending vineyards at three different altitudes. The blend is mainly tempranillo and some garnacha. Right after pouring, there is still some sweet plushness from the oak, but this peters out and turns to incense and sandalwood with time in the glass. Then come aromas of blueberry concentrate, balsamic purple fruit, hot stones, lavender and iodine. There’s a high level of ripeness and concentration on the palate, with purple and blue fruit that renders a brooding, almost pulpy feel. But the fresh acidity keeps it going, delivering a nice contrast to the weight and extraction. Long, dense and tight, but silky, too. Embryonic at this stage, but shows potential. Just slightly potent at the end. Will be released in 2023. Drink from 2025.
Producteur
Bodega Contador
Nous sommes très enthousiastes à l’idée de pouvoir proposer pour la première fois les vins de Bodega Contador, l’un des domaines les plus passionnants et les plus dynamiques d’Espagne à l’heure actuelle. Appartenant à Benjamin Romeo, qui élabore les vins et a longtemps été chef de cave chez Artadi, le domaine a conquis le mundillo du vin en Espagne en l’an 2000 à l’occasion de la mise en marché de son premier millésime de Contador gratifié de 98 points par Robert Parker. Depuis, Benjamin focalise l’attention des médias internationaux et engrange pléthore de notes impressionnantes – rarement inférieures à 95 et frôlant souvent les 100. Nous proposons actuellement trois de ses vins, tous exceptionnels et délicieux : La Cueva, un vin tout en élégance et puissance, issu de jus de goutte de raisins provenant de plusieurs parcelles ; La Viña de Andres Romeo, élaboré à partir d’une seule parcelle réputée pour ses vins riches et intenses ; et enfin, sa pièce de résistance, Contador, un tour de force, le nec plus ultra en termes d’expression de ses plus vieilles vignes et de son terroir. Ces vins remarquables font partie des meilleures bouteilles espagnoles (leur production est confidentielle) et valent largement le détour.