Rioja

I love Rioja wines.  To me, it is Spain in a bottle.   I like it is a wine that appeals to all types of wine drinkers.  I love they let it mature in the barrel.  When you open a bottle, it just needs to breathe a bit; it rarely needs decanting.  To quote the late great Orson Welles, “Good wine”–<heavy breath, the dude was wicked overweight>–“takes time.” –<dramatic pause>.

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