2005 Dinastia Vivanco Reserva - Rioja

This Reserva is elegance personified. The nose fills with aromas of mature black and red fruit. Hints of cinnamon and sage give the wine pleasant spicy and herbal undertones. Lots of depth on this wine with lush, velvety tannins that create a long finish.  It's very polished, but not overly so.  It's kind of like those "Most Interesting Man in the World" commercials.  It's refined and well-spoken, but man does it have some crazy stories to tell.

91 Points Wine Advocate - "The 2005 Dinastia Vivanco Reserva is a blend of 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano aged in 50% new French and American oak for 24 months. Pain grille, pencil lead, Asian spices, incense, lavender, and blackberry aromas are followed by a savory, incipiently complex, structured Reserva made in a traditional Rioja style. Give it 1-2 years of additional cellaring and drink it through 2020, perhaps longer."