Grupo Artevino Vina Izadi Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain

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Bodegas Izadi’s 2006 Reserva was sourced from 60+-year-old Tempranillo vines aged 14 months in American oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it offers up a lovely perfume of violets, spice box, incense, mineral, and blackberry. Elegant as well as structured on the palate, it has the balance to evolve for another 2-3 years and will deliver prime drinking from 2013 to 2021. Importer: Eric Solomon Selections, Charlotte, NC; Tel. (704) 358-1565

Vina Izadi’s 2005 Crianza is a notable value and is listed in the Best Buy chart at the end of this report. The 2004 Reserva is composed of 95% Tempranillo and 5% Graciano sourced from 50+-year-old vines. It was aged in French and American oak, some of it new. Purple-colored, the wine has an excellent perfume of toasty oak, pencil lead, mineral, and blackberry. This is followed by a medium to full-bodied, firm wine with enough structure to permit 3-4 years of further evolution. It is nicely balanced by a broad band of ripe, spicy fruit leading to a 30-second finish. Drink this well-made Rioja from 2012-2025.Importer: Carlos Montalvo, Fine Wine Imports, San Juan PR; tel. (787) 782-8008

The 2003 Reserva is a blend of 75% Tempranillo, 15% Graciano, and 10% Grenache which spent 22 months in French and American oak. It is more deeply colored and considerably more marked by the barrel treatment. The nose offers plenty of toasty oak, spice box, cherry, and blackberry. On the palate the wine is firm and monolithic, the fruit held in check by the oak. The tannins are ripe and there is good concentration and length. Perhaps with time some of the oak will be resolved and my score will appear conservative. Importer: Carlos Montalvo, Fine Wine Imports, San Juan, PR; tel. (787) 782-8008