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Reserve

Reserve – French term for a wine which has ripened for a long time.
Unfortunately not a protected term.
Italian: Riserva. Spanish : Reserva.

Only in Spain this term is legally protected and stands for a certain period of ripening.
The Spanish system for red wine is:
Joven – no or several months of ripening.
Crianza – 2 years of ripening, of which ½ years on wood.
Reserva – 3 years ripening, of which 1 year on wood.
Gran Reserva – 5 years of ripening, of which 2 years on wood.