A Guide to Wine Aging Categories

🍷 A Guide to Aging Categories
🇪🇸 Spain
Crianza – Minimum 2 years aging, with at least 1 year in oak and 6 months in the bottle.
Reserva – Minimum 3 years aging, including 1 year in oak and 6 months in the bottle.
Gran Reserva – Minimum 5 years aging, with at least 2 years in oak and 2 years in the bottle.
🇮🇹 Italy
Chianti Classico
Annata – Minimum 12 months aging.
Riserva – Minimum 24 months aging, including 3 months in the bottle.
Gran Selezione – Minimum 30 months aging.
Piemonte
Barolo – Minimum 38 months aging, with at least 18 months in oak.
Riserva – Minimum 5 years total aging, including 24 months in oak.
Barbaresco – Minimum 26 months aging, with at least 9 months in oak.
Riserva – Minimum 4 years total aging, including 24 months in oak.
Tuscany
Brunello di Montalcino – Minimum 5 years aging, including 2 years in oak.
Riserva – Minimum 6 years total aging, including 2 years in oak.
Rosso di Montalcino – No oak requirement, but minimum 1 year aging before release.

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