Winemaker Notes
Bright ripe red cherry color. Wide range of well-defined aromas of ripe red fruit with violet nuances, thyme, cinnamon, and graphite. In the palate is intense, very expressive but at the same time very balanced. It shows great fruit character and a long finish.
Blend: 93% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha, 2% Mazuelo
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This has notes of green olives, currants and salted plums, with some dill. Medium-bodied, fresh and gently chewy with pretty herb undertones.
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Wine Spectator
A polished red, with kirsch and red licorice flavors accented by ground clove and pepper, dark chocolate and medicinal herb notes. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine, chalky tannins and lively orange peel acidity.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2017 Bodegas Lan Vina Lanciano is a class act. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of rustic, savory spices, some oak, and tart berries. Pair it with a slowly simmered, well-spiced lamb stew. (Tasted: May 14, 2024, San Francisco, CA)
Hailed as the star red variety in Spain’s most celebrated wine region, Tempranillo from Rioja, or simply labeled, “Rioja,” produces elegant wines with complex notes of red and black fruit, crushed rock, leather, toast and tobacco, whose best examples are fully capable of decades of improvement in the cellar.
Rioja wines are typically a blend of fruit from its three sub-regions: Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental, although specific sub-region (zonas), village (municipios) and vineyard (viñedo singular) wines can now be labeled. Rioja Alta and Alavesa, at the highest elevations, are considered to be the source of the brightest, most elegant fruit, while grapes from the warmer and drier, Rioja Oriental, produce wines with deep color, great body and richness.