“Definitely more old world in style than new,
and much to my liking in that regard.”

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It’s time once again to remind readers that you don’t need to be a Costco member to buy wine legally at any Michigan Costco. I mention this, because I’ve been consistently finding worthwhile, value-priced wines at our friendly neighborhood Costco, which is where I found this fine Spanish red.

This is my first experience tasting anything from Bodegas Casado Morales. It took a little bit of searching for me to find anything about this producer online. The winery’s website doesn’t tell me much more than that it has been family-owned and operated by three generations, since 1925, and the average age of the vines is 40 years old. The importer’s website tells even less, and makes no mention of this particular selection at all. I found a little more about Casado Morales from the Ruta del Vino Rioja Alavesa site, but nothing in the kind of depth or detail that many other producers’ online presence offers.

In the end, I can only let the wine tell its own story, and it’s a very good one indeed.
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