Urbina Crianza 2012

Even the Crianzas at Bodegas Urbina are released late, with lots of barrel and bottle age. Showing the sweetness and lightness of touch that are the hallmarks of the bodega’s reds, this pure Tempranillo is spicy, savoury and very smooth with palate-caressing tannins and a balsamic flourish. Drink date: 2022-2026. Score – 92. (timatkin.com, Rioja Special Report 2022)