The 2011 Gran Reserva 890 from La Rioja Alta is a benchmark of traditional Rioja craftsmanship — a wine that embodies decades of patience, balance, and heritage. Predominantly Tempranillo (with small amounts of Graciano and Mazuelo), this Gran Reserva spent six years aging in American oak followed by extended bottle maturation, producing a wine of remarkable depth, complexity, and finesse. On the nose you’ll find layers of dark fruit, cedar, vanilla, tobacco leaf, sweet spices, and forest floor — aromas that speak to both the fruit’s ripeness and the wine’s long maturation.

La Rioja Alta 890 is crafted only in top vintages and represents the winery’s dedication to the classic Rioja style — wines built for the long haul. The 2011 release reflects a warm, dry growing season that produced grapes with great polyphenolic richness and concentrated flavor, yet still retains the refined structure and equilibrium that makes 890 a wine for aging. Though already drinking beautifully, this wine has the balance and complexity to evolve gracefully over decades, unfolding further tertiary aromas and silky smoothness with time. For collectors or lovers of mature Rioja, the 2011 890 is not just a wine — it’s a testament to tradition, patience, and enduring quality.