Lopez de Heredia, Vina Cubillo, Rioja Crianza 2017

A beauty from start to finish. This is the baby from legendary producer Lopez de Heredia, but it stands tall next to far more expensive wines.

Ripe fruits like damson plum and ripe red cherries spill over from this fruit-forward vintage. Balanced nicely by notes of tobacco and nutmeg with a hint of vanilla and a liquorice sweetness