Paternina Gran Reserva 1962 Bodegas Federico Paternina Winery Punctuation 98 out of 100 Average score 9.6 Price quality 10.0 DESCRIPTION Preparation: Selection of grapes from different plots of the Rioja Alta near Ollauri and from small local producers related to the winery since the beginning of centuries. All varieties are vinified together. It remains between 12 and 18 months in large wooden vats from the founding period and in cement tanks in which it completes the fermentations and stabilizes before being transferred for subsequent aging. Aged in used 225 liter American oak barrels (and other sizes) between 54 and 72 months. Subjected to various manual racking, from barrel to barrel, periodically, until the date of bottling, between mid-1968 and 1970. A minimum of 12 months of aging in the bottle in the old cellars of Ollauri before marketing.