2001 Bodegas Riojanas, Rioja Gran Reserva "Monte Real"

If you love perfectly aged, professionally stored, ready-to-drink Rioja, then it’s time to pay attention! We have a golden opportunity today that you should not miss. We’ve secured a small parcel from an iconic bodega in Rioja Alta, one that’s in perfect condition and ready to provide you with immediate mature wine gratification. Bodegas Riojanas goes back to the earliest days of the modern wine industry in Rioja, and their iconic “Monte Real” has ensured aficionados that they’re getting the pinnacle of classically styled wine for almost 100 years. Importantly, today’s discovery is not an average or overlooked vintage: 2001 is considered one of the best vintages in Rioja in the last three decades. Structured and powerful when first released, this ruby-red gem is now entering its peak drinking window.  The high, arid plateau that makes up the Rioja region of north-central Spain has been a wine destination for an almost unknowingly long time. Certainly a thousand years is easily document