Urbina Especial Reserva 2006

If you love mature, traditionally made Rioja, this will put a smile on your face. Made from Tempranillo and 5% Graciano and Mazuelo, it has the freshness and elegance you’d expect from the cooler Cuzcurrita zone, spicy French and American oak, fine-grained tannins and palate-caressing wild strawberry sweetness. Drink date: 2022-2026. Score – 96. (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Rioja Special Report 2022)