Rioja
A Spanish DOCa whose Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva categories correspond to increasing ageing periods. The wines therefore often reach the market already partly evolved.
- Country
- Espagne
- Region
- La Rioja
- Main grape varieties
- Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano
Drinking window
Years after the vintage, for a bottle kept in good conditions.
Red
5 to 20 years after the vintage
For a 2018: drink between 2023 and 2038.
These ranges are indicative: vintage, producer and storage conditions shift them.
Sources
The ranges published here are an editorial estimate, cross-checked against the references listed below and against the usual ageing behaviour of the style. They are not figures quoted directly from those sources.
- Rioja Wine — Consejo Regulador DOCa Rioja, accessed September 13, 2026