And the Winner Is....

...Early Wines!  "Running of the Horses" took 1st and 2nd place over three commercial Rioja's at the first double-blind, Early Wines taste test!!!

Overall Rankings:
1st:   Early Wines, "Running of the Horses" Rioja, Reserva
2nd:  Early Wines, "Running of the Horses" Rioja
3rd:  Valsacro Dioro Rioja, 2005       ($20/bottle)
4th:   Campo Viejo Rioja, 2010          ($10/bottle)
5th:   Cincuenta Ugarte Rioja, 2009   ($13/bottle)

Given Valsacro was rated 92pts by Wine Advocate, and Cincuenta was rated 90pts by Wine Advocate;  the Early Wines Spanish Rioja has been rated a whooping 93 and 94 points by the somelliers of Wagner Lane for the red label and black label Reserva, respectively.

As described around the tasting table the Early Wines Reserva was described as:

• "Smooth" with delicious notes of "vanilla".
• Simultaneously "fruit forward" and "smokey".
• and "muy buena!!!"