Rioja 2002

[catstail]

Won a bottle of private reserve Familia Martinez Bujanda Rosado 2002 in a tombola today.
I know very little about wines. Is this wine still likely to be usable for drinking or cooking after all these years?
Many thanks

[WuTang]

but of course.....should be delicious!

[Buenchico]

Any 'reserva' Rioja has to be several years old because, to bear that label, it has to have been aged in barrels for at least one year, followed by a further two years (minimum) ageing in the bottle.

That's a reasonable quality wine (of the type that you get through decent wine clubs) and should be delicious. The only exception might be if it's got a cork stopper which has been allowed to dry out (through the bottle being stored upright rather than on its side). Under those circumstances air might have got into the wine, leaving it 'corked' and like vinegar.

Chris

[Buenchico]

PS:
The best wines are considerably older than the one you've got!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...gland-london-13584532

[chris1957au]

If it not fit to drink then you should never cook with it, that the golden rule, use quality you get to eat quality use rubbish, eat rubbish, have repect for your self and only cook with the best.

[Answerprancer]

Send it over for one of us poms to drink and have a tinny of amber nectar instead ;-)

[catstail]

Many thanks for answers, although I don't know why AndrewPrancer thinks I am from Australia! Will look forward to trying the wine this weekend.

[DTCwordfan]

some info, catstail

http://www.cellartour...z-bujanda-winery.html