This traditional bodega in the Rioja Alta owns 100 acres of vineyards, and supplements the estate-produced fruit with purchased grapes. Another fine value from Spain is Muga's 1992 Rioja Reserva Unfiltered. The wine exhibits a plum color, followed by a sweet, fragrant nose of ripe fruit, tobacco, smoke, and vanillin. Dense and medium to full-bodied, with layers of spicy, ripe berry fruit, it is an expressive, youthful, yet authoritatively powerful and flavorful Rioja to drink over the next 5-6 years. Importer: Jorge Ordonez, Fine Estates From Spain, Dedham, MA; tel. (617) 461-5767

Enticing vanilla aromas give way to light but fresh flavors of cherries, vanilla and licorice. Firm and light-bodied. Drink now.??–TM??Region: Spain / Rioja Select to Add