Description of Campo Viejo Gran Reserva
Every year Elena Adell, winemaker of Campo Viejo, seeks to produce a great wine of Rioja, with character and persistence, collect all the know-how of this land. With selected grapes and a long aging process, and make this Gran Reserva a classic.
Campo Viejo Gran Reserva is a red wine from the
D. O. La Rioja produced by the
Campo Viejo winery. This wine is a blend of
Tempranillo (85%), Graciano (10%) and Mazuelo (5%).
The grape comes from the various vineyards that the winery owns. These are plots located in various sub-areas of the D. O. La Rioja: Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta and Rioja Baja. The harvesting processes, as well as the subsequent vinification and elaboration, are carried out following the conventional methodology.
Campo Viejo Gran Reserva is aged for two years in French (80%) and American (20%) oak barrels. Finally and before being bottled, this wine rests for three more years in the bottle.
Campo Viejo is one of the best known wineries of the
D. O. La Rioja. It was founded in 1959.