890 Gran Reserva
⏳ Drinking Window
Built for legendary longevity, this wine is typically released over a decade after the harvest and is best enjoyed between 15 and 45 years from the vintage date.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted lamb, wild game stews, and aged artisanal cheeses such as Manchego.
✨ Technical Specifications
La Rioja Alta's Gran Reserva 890 is a legendary monument to traditional Rioja winemaking, named in honor of the winery's founding year, 1890. This rare cuvée is crafted only in the most exceptional vintages, utilizing a selection of the finest Tempranillo grapes complemented by Graciano and Mazuelo from ancient estate vineyards in Rioja Alta. The wine undergoes an extraordinary aging process, spending six years in custom, in-house coopered American oak casks with traditional manual rackings every six months, followed by several years of bottle refinement. This meticulous, patient craftsmanship yields an incredibly complex, silky red defined by notes of dried dark fruits, leather, sweet spices, tobacco, and balsamic undertones, representing the absolute pinnacle of classical Spanish winemaking.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1890 by five visionary Riojan and Basque families in Haro's historic Barrio de la Estación, La Rioja Alta, S.A. stands as one of the most enduring benchmarks of classical Rioja winemaking. Dedicated to uncompromising quality and authentic craftsmanship, the estate maintains its own cooperage to construct custom American oak barrels and continues the traditional practice of manual racking by candlelight. The winery focuses on prime estate vineyards spread across Rioja Alta and Rioja Oriental, highlighting Tempranillo seamlessly blended with Garnacha, Graciano, and Mazuelo. World-renowned for producing wines of remarkable elegance, silky texture, and astonishing longevity, the bodega's legendary pedigree is epitomized by iconic bottlings such as Gran Reserva 890, Gran Reserva 904, and Viña Ardanza.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo