López de Heredia makes so little Rosado Gran Reserva, and releases it so infrequently, that a major cult has formed around them. They are very seldom encountered in the market.

The 2000 is, in the words of John Gilman “a great example of this fine bottling, offering up a deep, complex and still quite youthful nose of white cherries, tangerine, Rioja spices, salty soil tones and a topnote of orange rind. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and really lovely in its focus and balance, with a fine core of fruit, lovely purity and crisp acids adding brilliance on the very long and classy finish. A beautiful bottle of Rosado that is still a baby.”