Bodegas Riojanas Rioja Monte Real Gran Reserva 1964

96 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "It had been a few years since I last had the pleasure to drink a bottle of the 1964 Monte Real Gran Reserva and the wine remains at its apogee and is beautifully pure, precise and complex on both the nose and palate. The bouquet soars from the glass in a blend of cherries, raspberries, cloves, cigar wrapper, salty soil tones, a touch of celery seed, orange peel and a lovely array of Rioja spices in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and complex, with a full-bodied format, an excellent core of fruit, refined soil signature, still just a touch of backend tannin and a long, tangy, complex and beautifully balanced finish. This is such a beautiful wine. 2022-2060. (Issue#98, Mar/April 2022)."

17 points Ferran Centelles (JancisRobinson.com): "Leafy, mushrooms, a touch of Mediterranean grass. A wine already at the peak of its evolution. In the mouth, it is very refined, with polished tannin. Long and with pleasant mushroom hints on the back palate. Delicious finesse. Drink 1980-2050. (11/20/23)."