Benjamin Romeo, Rioja Contador Vintage:2002 (91-93)/2023+

(91-93)/2023+

Some riper plum and spiced figs on the nose with dark coal smoke

with a good lashing of sweet vanillin oak

the Rabajà is an absolutely captivating

(from 90+ year old vines that are worked by horse)

Benjamin Romeo, Rioja Contador Vintage:2002 (91-93)/2023+(86% tempranillo and 14% garnacha), Inky violet color. Powerful, brooding aromas of black and blue fruits, violet, dark chocolate and anise. Dense, chewy and sweet, with strong dark berry and cherry compote flavors and an exotic floral quality that gains strength with air. Shows serious concentration and extract and finishes sappy and very long. This big boy demands patience. Josh Raynolds