1970 & 1982 (x2) Bodegas Riojanas, Monte Real - Rioja - 3 Flessen (0.75 liter)

Wine bought directly from the racks of the old winery of Bodegas Riojanas in 2012.
Stored in private cellar up to today.

- Monte Real 1970 Gran Reserva: this is a very rare limited-edition vinified for the Centenary of the winery in 1990. Never placed on the market. Aged for 20 years in cask. The bottles were only given to loyal customers and company commitments. Packed in wooden case and wrapped in the original old Riojanas white paper.

Initially, it was planned to be bottled as the regular Gran Reserva in 1976. The finest casks were chosen by tasting in the first years of "crianza" and reserved separately from the rest. These barrels were aged for a longer period and finally bottled in 1990 to commemorate the First Centenary of Bodegas Riojanas (1890-1990). Vinified and matured in a wooden vat for 12 to 18 months, as the wines of the 19th century, and then poured to cask. Racked once every 6 months, in the first 10 years, using the traditional Riojan cask-to-cask method. Hand bottling directly from the barrel. Not filtered.

- Monte Real 1982 Reserva: the 'Millennium Edition' was an extremely limited collection of the best vintages produced by Bodegas Riojanas in the last quarter of the 20th century. Only the finest casks from the better years were selected and aged separately from the rest. The ageing period was prolonged for a few more years than usual. Just a few hundred bottles were sold or given to loyal customers.

The wine was planned to be bottled in February 1986 as the regular Reserva. The finest casks were selected by tasting and the wine was aged for 3 more years. Aged for 7 years and a half in cask. Finally, it was hand-bottled directly from the barrel in 1990. Not filtered. The bottles remained in the old cellar in Cenicero village and finally launched in 2000 as "Millenium Edition". Currently, it would be classified "Gran Reserva" by the Regulatory Board of La Rioja.

*** All international parcels are shipped with the highest standards of quality: through the premium “UPS International Express”, the fastest service against signature provided by the courier. Packed in a special wine box officially certified by UPS / DHL. Bottles are packed individually, one by one, and wrapped in a 3 layers bubble wrap. Due to the nature of the wine and the value of the products all lots are shipped with insurance coverage. ***