The 2006 Reserva is a blend of 90% Tempranillo 5% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo aged for 18 months in American and French oak. It has a rounded licorice and toffee-tinged bouquet with touches of orange blossom. The palate is fresh and supple with mellow dark berry fruits laced with mocha and game. This is a well-made traditional style of Rioja that should age well. Drink now-2018. - Neal Martin

Classic and about as good as you get for a larger-production type of Rioja reserva. Butter dill coconut earth and moss aromas are convincing as is the palate of berry fig and spice flavors. Rooty toasty and complex with style. Drink now through 2015. - M.S.