2014 Hermanos Peciña, Rioja Gran Reserva

I’ve said it before, but let me repeat: We are in a golden age of Rioja. The availability of top tier wines that are already aged and ready to impress is rivaled only by Bordeaux (and that Bordelaise-Rioja connection goes back 150 years), but the value proposition in Rioja is truly unparalleled. One of our favorite “new” additions to the singular pleasure of old-school, long-aged Rioja is the now three decades old Hermanos Peciña. Sourced from some of Rioja’s best terroir in the limestone laden hills that slope down from the Sierra Cantabria mountains to the village of San Vincente, this Gran Reserva spent a whopping 48 months in classic, old American oak barrels, and an additional four to five years in bottle before it was released. At a decade plus of age it is now entering its prime drinking window, and it will remain there for many years. All that pedigree, all that aging, all that history and the price is still under $50?!? That’s the magic of Rioja. Their wines may feel timeless