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What does Gran Reserva mean?
At Spain gran Reserva is an additional name for quality wines entitled to the protected designations of origin DO (Denominación de Origen) or DOCa (Denominación de Origen Calificada) or DOP (Denominación de Origen Protegida). Gran Reserva wines have a longer ageing period than the wines in question without an additional designation or with the designation Reserva: a total of at least 60 months, of which at least 24 months in wooden barrels.
At Argentina a Gran Reserva must be aged in the cellar for at least 24 months as a red wine, and for at least 12 months as a white or rosé wine. In addition, the ratio between the quantity of grapes and wine (at least 140 kg of grapes for 100 l of wine) and the authorised grape varieties are specified.
At Chile gran Reserva stands for a wine that has at least 1% alcohol by volume more than the legal minimum and that has been aged in wooden barrels.