VIllota Villota Vina Gena Viñedo Singular 2022 (750ml) *
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Description
A single-vineyard bottling of 100% Tempranillo, uncommon in a region built on blends, this comes from Rioja fruit grown near the Ebro River in Laserna, where deep sandy and gravelly soils and the cooling influence of the water shape the character of vines planted back in 1930. Villota named the wine for a grandmother of one of its co-founders, and it spent 14 months in larger-format French oak, the kind that lends structure without overwhelming the fruit.
Medium-bodied and aromatically expressive, it leads with plum and cherry lifted by a note of camphor, with the oak framing rather than dominating. The palate is dry and gently rich, concentrated but carried by a slatey, gravelly texture and fine chalky tannins that give it grip and polish. Everything channels into a broad, flowing finish, and there's enough structure here to reward patience over many years.
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Expert Reviews
One of the winery’s rare 100% Tempranillos, the medium-bodied 2022 Vina Gena Vinedo Singular is from one of its first single-vineyard sites, planted in 1930 in deep sandy soils near the Ebro River. It is named for the grandmother of co-founder Carmen Perez-Garrigues, who served as the president of Contino in its early days. The river environment helps keep the vines cool in the heat and, as such, it reveals slatey textured layers of juicy red fruit. Aging took place for 14 months in larger French oak barrels. It’s as powerfully graceful as the woman for whom it is named and should continue to develop over the next 15-20 years. (Jeb Dunnuck, July 2025)
The 2022 Villota Viña Gena was made from Tempranillo grown in Ebro riverbank gravel in Laserna. This spent 14 months in 500-liter French oak barrels. Aromatically intense, it opens with plum and a note of camphor before balanced oak aromas frame delicate hints of cherry. Dry and slightly rich on the tongue, this combines concentration with a gravelly texture and polished grip in which well-integrated chalky tannins channel the fruitiness into a broad, flavorful flow. (Vinous)