The 1998 vintage of Monte Real Gran Reserva was a seminal one for this superb bottling, as this was the first year where the wine was composed entirely of tempranillo and saw a bit of its elevage done in French casks...

Tasted from magnum, disgorged in 2014 with a dosage of nine grams per liter, the 1998 Rare Millésime originates from a vintage marked by an August heat wave, incorporating a small proportion of sunburned grapes. Sourced...