daviladc
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ORIGINAL: daviladc I've been going down the Spanish Wine rabbit hole lately and I'm in love with 2010 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva, Selección Especial. Another would be the C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Reserva. You could also go with the Muga Reserva. All of these will give you a more "new world style" as compared to the Tondonia which is more rustic. I'm glad you mentioned this! La Rioja Alta Vina is one of my favorites too. These are the ones I typically get, not sure if any are age worthy: MUGA RIOJA RESERVA UNFILTERED, 2015 ( the cheap 20-$25 version) MARQUES DE RISCAL RIOJA RESERVA, 2014 $22 VINSACRO RIOJA DIORO, 2015, $30 (this is my go to wine) LA RIOJA ALTA VINA ARDANZA RESERVA, 2010 $38 For me, I like to lay down the wines that are new world in style, fruit forward. These can have a bit of funk that give it a sense of place and I LOVE that about Rioja. The more rustic wines are better with food and (in my extremely humble, and probably wrong, opinion), I don't look to age them. I like their tannic structure to fight with food. That said, I think Rioja gives you the ability to pick and choose what you want to do with your bottles based on how you enjoy them.
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