Viña Bujanda, Rioja Crianza DOC (Spain) 2015

 You can’t beat this wine for quality at the price.  It is from the Martínez Bujanda family, whose ancestor, Joaquín Martínez Bujanda, decided in 1889 to make wines from grapes he grew himself.  Four generations later, siblings Carlos and Pilar Martinez Bujanda continue to build upon their great grandfather’s legacy.  Bujanda’s nearly 394 acres of Tempranillo and Viura vineyards are located in Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa.  The sites offer different soil composition and sun exposure to provide different flavor profiles for complexity in the wines.  Made from the Tempranillo grape, the wine is rich and robust, with flavors of black berries and plums with a dash of tobacco and cloves.  It is smooth and limber in the mouth with vibrant acidity and fluid tannins.