advice on budget red to store

[chittychattykathy]

Quickie side note;
Rioja is a region in Spain not a varietal.
Tempranillo being the main varietal in Rioja's red wines, it is almost always blended with Garnacha and may also include small levels of Carignan and Graciano. A few folks are also playing around with Cab Sauv blends. Can't remember off the top of my head who, but could look it up in my tasting notes when I get back home.

I also might add that if you keep on reading the "Wine Board" the folks around here will give you plenty of red wine ideas for drinking now and for storage.