Bodegas de Familia Burgo Viejo Burgo Viejo Rioja Crianza 2019 750ml

The textbook and easy-to-drink 2019 Crianza has notes of sweet spices, cedar wood, herbs and berries. It’s medium-bodied with a polished palate and some dusty tannins that would welcome food. It’s mostly Tempranillo with 10% Graciano. It spent 12 months in American oak barrels. Traditional. 240,000 bottles produced. (Luis Gutiérrez)

A lively red, with a hint of iron lacing flavors of ripe black cherry and cassis, brambly herbs and licorice twist. Medium-bodied and balanced, this is an easy-drinking version marked by lightly chewy tannins. Tempranillo and Graciano. Drink now. 20,000 cases made, 5,000 cases imported. (Alison Napjus)