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
Established in 1890 in Haro's iconic Barrio de la Estación by five Basque and Riojan families, La Rioja Alta S.A. stands as an archetype of classical Spanish viticulture. Operating extensive estate holdings across Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa—complemented by satellites Torre de Oña in Páganos, Áster in Ribera del Duero, and Lagar de Cervera in Rías Baixas—the estate relies upon calcareous-clay and alluvial soils tempered by Atlantic and continental microclimates. The viticultural approach prioritizes meticulous canopy management, estate-grown fruit, and low-impact sustainable husbandry. In the cellar, the bodega is renowned for its in-house cooperage of seasoned American oak, manual barrel racking by candlelight every six months, and remarkably patient oxidative maturation. The resulting wines—exemplified by Viña Ardanza, Viña Arana, and the majestic Gran Reserva 890 and 904—display exceptional longevity, savory complexity, fine-grained tannins, and vibrant Atlantic freshness.
🍇 Grapes
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo