The Navascués genius
Thursday 6 August 2020

A Spanish winemaking dynasty is celebrated by two members of our team.
Ferran writes I recently heard from our Tim Jackson MW who said he had tasted Contino wines and met the winemaker of this Rioja estate, Jorge Navascués. He seemed excited and this is hardly surprising because in Spain Navascués is a famous name. When you add the prestige of Contino, the result cannot be less than fabulous.
This inspired me to supply this article, immediately, with four hands. Tim would comment on Contino wines while I would take advantage of this first post-COVID-19 opportunity to drive to visit...
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