La Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi Especial Reserva 1996

Brick-tinged red, clearly mature. Plum, dried spice, and cedar box on the nose — soft and inviting rather than expressive. Round and generous in the mouth, with well-integrated tannins that have long since lost any grip. Enough acidity remains to keep things coherent, but this is a wine in its final stretch. Drink now.