1978 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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A relatively small vintage of very good quality
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The producers disagreed with Consejo Regulador on this year, too, and some very good wines were made, particularly by Contino and Martínez Bujanda but also by El Coto, Salceda Corrál, Montecillo and López-Heredia. Gran Reserva achieved 9%.
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