From: Rioja, Spain

Varietal: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano

Notes: An exceptional vintage with fresh, fully-developed fruit flavors, ripe tannins, excellent acidity, and expressive aromatics. As such, it has aged gracefully and offers the drinker all of the complexity and excitement that only a mature Rioja can deliver. In a great drinking window right now, but also still capable of aging.

Taste: An exceptional vintage with fresh, fully-developed fruit flavors, ripe tannins, excellent acidity, and expressive aromatics. As such, it has aged gracefully and offers the drinker all of the complexity and excitement that only a mature Rioja can deliver. In a great drinking window right now, but also still capable of aging.

Pairing: Go with something simple and flavorful like this Mississippi Roast by Robin Chapman as adapted by Sam Sifton. It’s a slow cooker recipe, so it’ll take time, but mostly just sitting on the countertop doing its thing.