Tempranillo, Garnacha & Mazuelo
75cl * 14% ABV * Rioja, Spain
Founded in 1972, Bodegas Lan combines tradition with innovation to produce benchmark Rioja wines, predominantly from their ‘Viña Lanciano’ vineyard in Rioja Alta. Hand-harvested and sustainably farmed, ‘Viña Lanciano’ is one of Rioja Alta’s largest and most striking single-vineyards, encircled by a curve of the Ebro River. Head winemaker, María carefully tailors the oak ageing to each wine, working with a wide range of French, American, Pyrenean and Caucasian oak from different coopers. Bodegas Lan was also the first producer in Rioja to pioneer a hybrid barrel with American oak staves and French oak heads.
Made from 100% organic Tempranillo, the ‘Ecológico' Crianza is fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for 14 months in new French oak barrels. It is a fine example of a Rioja Crianza with vibrant red fruit framed by subtle oak. The ‘D-12’ Crianza is a nod to the cheeky Rioja tradition of winemakers choosing the best wines to keep for themselves. At Bodegas Lan, this was always the wine in the ‘D-12’ tank. Each harvest, the most promising Tempranillo parcel is identified for ‘D-12’. Aged in American and French new oak barrels, the ‘D-12’ boasts intense aromas of cranberry, redcurrant and prune coupled with vanilla and cinnamon.
This wine is intense cherry red in colour. Aromas of ripe strawberries, raspberries and cranberries are complemented by hints of liquorice, vanilla and cinnamon. On the palate, the wine is full bodied with silky tannins and a bright acidity which carries the aromas onto the lingering finish.