Bodega Contador

Benjamín Romeo, cellar master at Artadi until 2000, founded Bodega Contador in 1995 in a centuries-old cave beneath the castle of San Vicente de la Sonsierra in Rioja Alta. The first vintage, «La Cueva del Contador», was made in 1996, followed in 1999 by the flagship wine «Contador», whose 2004 and 2005 vintages were awarded 100 points by Robert Parker. Since 2008, the estate has operated from its own new winery. The grapes come from numerous small parcels around San Vicente, farmed organically; alongside red wines, the estate also produces whites such as Predicador Blanco.