2002 Viña Alberdi, Reserva, La Rioja Alta

The 2002 Reserva Vina Alberdi is a blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Mazuela (Carignan). Medium ruby in color, it exhibits a nicely developed and expressive nose of cedar, spice, and red currants. Light to medium-bodied, seamless,and elegant, this is a bench-mark old –school Rioja, approachable now and deceptively powerful when in the presence of rich Spanish dishes.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)