Reserva

The term Reserva features a Spanish wine ( viticulture in Spain → ), which is aged for at least one year in oak barrels and a total of at least three years in barrel and bottle. The wine may therefore be delivered until the third year after harvest.

The term Gran Reserva features a Spanish wine ( viticulture in Spain → ), which is matured in barrel and bottle at least two years in oak barrels and a total of at least five years. The wine may therefore enter the market only after five years. White wines need to be stored for six months in barrel and a total of two years. It may only be used wines from good vintages.

Especially wines from the Rioja and Ribera del Duero suitable for this so-called barrel extension, which is carried out but also in many other Spanish -growing areas.

Other names for Spanish wine are Vino joven and crianza.

Reserva and Gran Reserva are next used as a quality indicator for Spanish brandy, which here refers to the storage time after firing.

In Italy (→ Viticulture in Italy) there is a similar quality designation: Riserva.