93+ I last had the opportunity to drink the 2016 Rioja “Viña Arana” Gran Reserva a year ago and the wine continues to blossom beautifully. This is a riper vintage for this bottling, tipping the scales at 14.5 percent...

Deep red-violet in the glass, this wine has a bouquet of cherry, black currant and juniper. Durable tannins coat the palate, bearing flavors of cassis, dark plums, dark chocolate and violet that lead into the spice-filled...

Deep violet. Smoke- and spice-accented dark berries and cherry on the highly perfumed nose. Lively bitter cherry, blueberry and violet pastille flavors stain the palate, showing fine definition and a supporting spine of...