Reserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2029
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted rosemary lamb, grilled ribeye steak, and aged Manchego cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Campo Viejo, founded in 1959 by José Ortigüela, stands as a beacon of Rioja's winemaking evolution. Nestled in the heart of Rioja, the winery is celebrated for its state-of-the-art, eco-friendly underground facility that respects the rolling landscape. This Reserva is a masterful expression of the region's traditional blend, dominated by Tempranillo with supporting roles played by Graciano and Mazuelo. Cultivated in diverse clay-limestone soils across Rioja, the grapes undergo a meticulous aging process that defines the Reserva classification: 18 months in selected American and French oak casks followed by an additional 18 months of bottle aging. This creates a harmonious balance between vibrant red fruit characters of cherry and plum, and the elegant, warm complexity of vanilla, cloves, and toasted wood.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1959 by Riojan winemakers José Ortigüela and Bernardo Beristain, Campo Viejo has evolved into one of the defining global ambassadors of Rioja DOCa. Operating from an architecturally innovative subterranean facility on the outskirts of Logroño since 2001, the estate champions environmental responsibility as the first Spanish winery to achieve certified Carbon Neutral and Wineries for Climate Protection status. Grapes are cultivated across the three primary subregions of Rioja—Alta, Alavesa, and Oriental—capturing a heterogeneous mosaic of clay-limestone, alluvial, and ferruginous clay soils influenced by both Atlantic and Mediterranean mesoclimates. Masterfully orchestrating gravity-fed vinification, the cellar emphasizes vibrant fruit purity framed by classical oak aging. The winemaking team balances modern fruit expression with traditional barrel maturation in French and American oak, resulting in benchmark expressions such as their signature Tempranillo, Reserva, and cellar-worthy Gran Reserva.
🍇 Grapes
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo