Rioja Gran Reserva 904, La Rioja Alta, 1997 Bottle or case?:6X75CL Their Brunello di Montalcinos are

Their Brunello di Montalcinos are aged in Slavonian oak for three years and then six months in French oak before spending up to 8 months in bottle

predominantly citrus but notes of stone fruit that bring a richness and depth to the wine

Slightly discreet nose but with great depth

and remarkably elegant

but Floris and Victoria chose to preserve it - a decision that’s clearly paid off

Rioja Gran Reserva 904, La Rioja Alta, 1997 Bottle or case?:6X75CL Their Brunello di Montalcinos are904 is La Rioja Alta's icon, a Gran Reserva made only in the finest years and aged with a patience that most modern producers would find frankly alarming. The 1997 spent six years in American oak and several more in bottle before release, which means what arrives in your glass is a wine already deep into its secondary life: dried cherry, tobacco leaf, old leather, and that particular Riojan quality of cedar inflected calm. At nearly 30 years old, this