2017 CVNE, Contino Vina del Olivo, Rioja Producer_Rodrigo Mendez with a history dating back

with a history dating back to the mid-1700s and under the steady management of the Thienpont family since 1924

The resulting wine is characterized by its precise

these vines root deep into thin layers of clay and silex directly atop a limestone mother rock

Guy and Marie-Pierre Manciat manage their Mâconnais holdings with a focus on "aromatic purity" and technical precision

In the 2022 vintage

2017 CVNE, Contino Vina del Olivo, Rioja Producer_Rodrigo Mendez with a history dating backContino was established in 1973 by CVNE as the first single estate winery in Rioja, located in a 16th century farmhouse near Laguardia in the Rioja Alavesa sub region. This wine is made from 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano grown in the estate's distinct calcareous clay soil, a plot recognized by the ancient olive tree for which the wine is named. In the glass, it presents flavors of plum, currant, and licorice, supported by a firm structure and