Is Gran Reserva worth the price?
Rioja Gran Reserva, from the Rioja region in northern Spain, generally bypasses that issue. Some of Leer más
What kind of wine is Gran Reserva?
Natalia Naranjo
2025-12-03 11:32:09
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White and rosé wines must have spent a total ageing period of 48 months between oak barrel and storage in bottle, as a minimum, with a period of at least six months ageing in oak.
As for reds, the ageing period required is 24 months in oak barrels, followed and complemented by 36 months’ bottle ageing.
So, added together we are talking about a total of 60 months, 5 years.
This is what we demand for our Gran Reserva.
Going back to simple mathematics we are talking 62 months.
This wine is only released in vintages of legendary vine quality, of the required level in our estates to justify allocating them to another wine: the “Selección Especial”.
Currently, the wine on sale is the 2001, one of the greatest vintages in the history of the D.O.Ca.
Rioja, without doubt of the quality of 1994, 1982, 1970 and 1964.
Recently we opened a Montecillo 1987, and we able to check that the lifespan of this wine is more than several decades, without any problem.
Francisco Sotelo
2025-11-30 19:13:29
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At Spain gran Reserva is an additional name for quality wines entitled to the protected designations of origin DO or DOCa or DOP.
Gran Reserva wines have a longer ageing period than the wines in question without an additional designation or with the designation Reserva: a total of at least 60 months, of which at least 24 months in wooden barrels.
At Argentina a Gran Reserva must be aged in the cellar for at least 24 months as a red wine, and for at least 12 months as a white or rosé wine.
In addition, the ratio between the quantity of grapes and wine and the authorised grape varieties are specified.
At Chile gran Reserva stands for a wine that has at least 1% alcohol by volume more than the legal minimum and that has been aged in wooden barrels.
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What is the difference between a Reserva and a Gran Reserva?
Rioja Wine is built on a foundation of Tempranillo. This grape is hugely popular around the world b Leer más
Naia Valverde
2025-11-22 09:08:42
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Reserva showcases balance and elegance, while Gran Reserva stands out with its complex and mature flavors.
Reserva and Gran Reserva are terms primarily used in Spanish and Portuguese wine labeling to indicate the wine's aging process and quality standards.
At least 3 years for red wines;2 years for White and Rosé
At least 5 years for red wines;4 years for White and Rosé
At least 1 year for reds;6months for White and Rosé
At least 2 years for reds;6months for White and Rosé
Balanced maturity
Exceptional refinement
Regularly produced
Only in top vintages
Moderate
Higher, due to quality and aging
Ángel Marco
2025-11-09 21:35:52
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What's the best Spanish red wine?
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Andrea Cervantes
2025-11-09 19:18:53
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Rioja Wine is built on a foundation of Tempranillo.
This grape is hugely popular around the world but its true homeland is on the Iberian Peninsula.
Grounded in Spanish wine making, Rioja has a strict set of rules regarding its classification, and these produce a beautiful result: a big wine with high tannin that pairs up well with meat, delivering structure and fruitiness.
A delicious Spanish red that pairs with everything a growing wine drinker loves.
Rioja Wine enjoys a broad selection of flavors depending on how its made and aged.
Across all versions you can expect a big flavor wine with high tannins – younger wines have zippy fruit, while the longer aged wines pick up oak flavors from the barrel.
The best way to taste the range would be to taste all 4 next to each other – perhaps a perfect excuse to host a wine tasting party.
Rioja Wines in their first or second year, which keep their primary freshness and fruitiness.
Crianza is perhaps the most accessible level of Rioja wines, especially since most can be found for less than $15.
Marcos Soler
2025-11-09 19:10:58
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Many producers of wines all over the world age their wines before selling them, either in barrels or after bottling, or both.
Using Rioja as an example the required length of aging may vary slightly in other Spanish appellations, a red wine labeled as “crianza” has been aged for at least two years, with at least one of those years in oak barrels before release.
A “reserva” has been aged at least three years, with at least one of those in barrel.
“Gran reserva” means that it was aged at least five years, with a minimum of two years in oak.
In addition, gran reserva wines are typically made in only outstanding vintages.
White wines also carry these terms, but are aged for shorter periods, with a minimum of six months in oak.
So the concept of aging a wine for a year or two or more is not necessarily ambiguous, it’s just not always given a name or classification.
But you’re correct that most regions—especially those in the New World—do not try to define these winemaking styles.
Winemakers are free to make wines any way they want, tweaking their approach as they wish for each wine, in each vintage.
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What does "Crianza
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