Gran Reserva Centenario
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roast suckling lamb (cordero asado), slow-cooked game stews, and well-aged Manchego cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Founded in 1890 by five Basque and Riojan families in Haro's legendary Barrio de la Estación, La Rioja Alta, S.A. stands as a global benchmark for traditional Rioja. Their Gran Reserva wines are the ultimate expression of this heritage, produced only in exceptional vintages. This wine is typically crafted from a meticulous selection of old-vine Tempranillo, balanced with a touch of Graciano for acidity and structural longevity. The fruit is sourced from prime clay-limestone vineyards in Briñas, Labastida, and Villalba, benefiting from a cool Atlantic-influenced climate. True to centuries-old customs, the wine undergoes prolonged aging in American oak barrels handcrafted by the winery's own coopers. A signature artisanal practice is 'trasiega' (racking) performed entirely by hand and candlelight every six months to naturally clarify the wine and encourage gentle oxidation. The resulting style is incredibly silky, complex, and aromatic, showcasing notes of dried cherries, leather, tobacco, and sweet balsamic spices.
🍾 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