Rioja Reserva is aged at least three years, with at least one in oak. Artadi Viñas de Gaín Blanco 2015 is a mature white wine with structure and balance. In the mouth, it is silky, with volume and a long and persistent finish. Ripe white fruit on the nose, honeyed and spicy notes on a mineral background. A Criziana is aged for at least two years, one in oak. Once again, Viñas de Gain blanco shows all the virtues of the Viura variety in its favourite habitat, La Rioja. According to the rules for the appellation, a wine labelled a simple Rioja can spend less than a year in an oak aging barrel. In the 19th century French families migrated to Rioja after phylloxera wiped out their vineyards, and the French helped establish the tradition of wine blends, still part of Rioja winemaking. Wines were made in this region well before the Romans arrived, though the Romans then the medieval monks refined vineyard management and wine production. White wines are made from Macabeo, Garnacha Blanca and Malvasia. Garnacha (Grenache), Mazuelo (Carignan) and Graciano, a spicy, high-acidity red grape, are also allowed. About 75 percent of Rioja wines are reds, with Tempranillo the predominant grape. The DOCa is divided into three subzones: La Rioja Alavesa in the northeast La Rioja Alta in the southwest and La Rioja Baja in the east. In 1991 it became Spain’s first DOCa, Spain’s most prestigious appellation category. Located in northern Spain, it comprises 135,000 vineyard acres and was the first official appellation in Spain, earning its official DO status in 1926. Rioja Demoninación de Origine Calificada is Spain’s most important wine region.
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