2014 Vina Olabarri Gran Reserva Rioja

This is quite the find in the Costco wine aisle, and just what we are looking for when picking wines to review for this site.

Here’s a Gran Reserva Rioja with nine years of age built in, and 94 points from Wine Enthusiast for $18.99. And it was amazing.

Gran Reserva is the highest designation in Rioja and means that the wines must be aged a minimum of 5 years (two in the barrel, three in the bottle) before release. So a lot of the work has been done for you already.

In the glass you can see early signs of age around the rim of the wine; great nose, floral, spice, and earth; Nice mature fruit, cherries, boysenberry; soft and delicate in the mouth; perfect finish. An absolute gem of a wine a fantastic price.

We’ll be adding to our Top Picks list, and can’t recommend this one enough.

CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 92 points (a Costco Wine top pick)

Costco item number: 1720735

Purchased at Costco in: Atlanta, GA (Kennesaw)

Alc. 14%