In the glass
Aroma: red and black cherry, plum, violet, spice
Palate: juicy dark fruit, supple tannin, mineral, fresh
Romeo's accessible red, sourced from across Rioja: modern, polished and fruit-forward with the estate's fine-grained tannin, a value entry to the Contador style.
What it pairs with
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Grilled lamb chops
Simple grilled lamb meets the supple tannin. -
Pintxos de autor
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A polished modern red for a varied pintxo crawl. -
Chorizo a la sidra
Cider-braised chorizo and the juicy fruit align.
History
Predicador is Benjamin Romeo's more accessible red, drawing on fruit from across Rioja and named for the village's preacher legend.
- 2004 — Predicador established as the estate's accessible red
Facts
- Producer
- Bodega Contador
- Grapes
- Tempranillo (85%), Garnacha (10%), Graciano (5%)
- Classification
- DOCa Rioja
- Oak
- Around 14 months in French oak
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 18 to 30 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4 to 15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2004
Scores
- Tim Atkin 92 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2021)