Rioja Grand Reserva

Selected wines from exceptional vintages which have spent at least 2 years in oak casks and 3 years in the bottle.

For white wines, the minimum aging period is 4 years, with at least one year in casks.

The Gran Reserva level of Rioja experiences the most oak-aging. This gives Rioja wine the most tannin structure and age-worthy potential.

What’s interesting about Gran Reserva is that most winemakers select the best grapes for this level and age them for as long as the wine needs. This means most of the new release Gran Reservas are around 10 years old or older when you first see them available.

Ageing requirements: Red wine - 60 months (18 months barrel ageing) White/Rose wine - 48 months (6 months barrel ageing)