RIOJA GRAN RESERVA: THE FACTS

Total Rioja vineyard 66,240ha Red grapes Tempranillo 87.7%, Garnacha 7.5%, Graciano 2.2%, Mazuelo 2%, Maturana Tinta 0.3%, others 0.2%

Volumes In 2019, total sales of red Rioja were about 218.5m litres, of which just 6.2m litres were gran reservas – the largest category, crianza, accounted for 99.1m litres. Exports The UK is the leading market for Rioja exports overall, with 30% market share, followed by Germany, the USA, Switzerland and Russia

Barrels The total number of 225-litre oak barrels for use in ageing was 1,356,820 on 31 December 2019, illustrating the importance of barrel ageing in Rioja as a whole