These are made with at least 75% of grapes of the Tempranillo variety, also known as Tinta del Pais or Tinto Fino. In addition, the proportion when combined with Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec if these are used, should not be lower than 95%. Consequently, the Garnacha Tinta variety, just like the Albillo, cannot make up more than 5% of these wines.
Ribera del Duero Wine not stored in wood. It reaches the market a few months after harvest.
Wine with no more than 12 months in barrel. It reaches the market a few months after harvest.
Wine that has been at least 12 months in oak barrel and that is commercialised after October the 1st of the second year following the harvest.
Crianza wines that do not conform to the time periods cask wines labeled as Crianza, Reserve or Grand Reserve.
This is a wine with 36 months of aging in barrel and bottle, with at least 12 months in barrel. It reaches the market after December the 1st of the third year after harvest.
This is a wine with 60 months of aging in barrel and bottle, with at least 24 months in barrel. It reaches the market after December the 1st of the fifth year after harvest.