Storage/1998 too old?

[barnesy]

Reserve wines tend to be marketed as upper end or special releases.

In Italy, where your wine comes from, it actually has a legal definition. Wines have to be aged for a certain time more than lesser designated wines to qualify for the Riserva designation. It varies from region to region and style to style.

Ruffino is a reliable producer and your wine should quite nice. It can handle some storage but I'd find a nice piece of beef with some appropriate sides and have a good dinner with fine wine.

Your 98 cab is probably fine, sediment is a natural occurance in wines.

Barnesy