Arzuaga - Gran Reserva Tempranillo | Spanish Red Wine

Arzuaga Gran Reserva is a red wine made with the Tinto Fino, Merlot and Albillo varieties by the Arzuaga Navarro winery in the D.O. Ribera de Duero.

Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro was set up in 1993 when the Florentino Arzuaga family bought an estate in the town of Quintanilla de Onésimo (Valladolid) to make their own wines. With the grape being one of the winery’s highest priorities, they combine tradition and experience to create world-renowned limited production wines.

Arzuaga Gran Reserva is a wine of two parts, the first, from old vines aged over 80 years old and, the second, from a small amount of young vines. They are all planted in clay-calcareous soils, and the low fertility and harsh climate in the area give the grape a spectacular concentration. Traditionally cultivated, the harvest is carried out manually at the optimum point of ripeness in 15 kg boxes.

Once in the winery, the Arzuaga Gran Reserva grape goes through a selection process before being destemmed and crushed. It then undergoes pre-fermentation maceration at a low temperature and subsequent fermentation at a controlled temperature of 28°C. Finally, it ages in new French oak barrels for 40 months, and is racked three times during this time.

Arzuaga Reserva unites the structure and complexity of the old strains with the freshness and liveliness of the young strains. Expression and volume in the true Ribera de Duero style.