red grape

Graciano

Indigenous Rioja/Navarra variety

Low-yielding, late-ripening, and disease-prone — nearly abandoned in the 20th century, revived for the perfume and ageing capacity it lends fine Rioja; the name is linked to 'gracias' in local lore for the little it yields.

Structure tendencies

body
medium
tannin
medium-plus
acidity
high
alcohol
medium

tendencies in prose, as read by critics/consensus — not measured ordinals

Classic descriptors

Rioja's aromatic insurance: a small dose adds violet lift, acidity, and tannic spine that help Gran Reserva survive decades.

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