Popped open a new bottle of Rioja last night that I found in my wine rack.  Don’t know when I bought it or if I knew why I bought it.  It was Vivanco Rioja Reserva 2008.  Wow…very nice.  The nose had light oak on it.  The wine itself had some fruit — I got cherries and strawberries, and a bit of spice.  I saw on the label that I had scribbled $24.  DIdn’t see that before I opened it, just to have a glass of wine with a weekday dinner.  Oh well, definitely worth it.