Winemaker Notes
Bright red cherry color. Wide range of well-defined aromas of ripe red fruit with violet nuances, thyme, cinnamon, and graphite. On the palate it is intense, very expressive but at the same time very balanced. It shows great fruit character and a long finish.
Blend: 89% Tempranillo, 9% Graciano, 2% Mazuelo
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Bright garnet hue with purple edges. Aromas of rose and violet alongside expressive redcurrant freshness. The youthful palate is full-bodied and fleshy, with red plums and fine-grained tannins. The finish is lively with spice, bright acidity, black pepper and a leathery note at the end. The alcohol feels warm but is balanced at 13.7%. Spends 16 months in French oak (half new and one-year-old), followed by nine months in concrete tank and 12 months of bottle age.
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James Suckling
Blackberries, dark plums and touches of pine cones, hazelnuts and chocolate on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate, with a mouthful of melted, powdery tannins. Lengthy finish to close. Still structured, and the oak spice and creaminess are evident.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
I have enjoyed the Bodegas Lan wines over the past decade and find them generous and delicious. The 2019 Vina Lanciano Reserva stays long and lovingly on the palate. This wine offers aromas and flavors of fragrant spices, savory oak, and notes of licorice. Enjoy it with a grilled, well-marbled ribeye. (Tasted: January 6, 2025, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Spectator
This supple red is medium-bodied and well-integrated, with fragrant notes of licorice, bay leaf, eucalyptus and graphite accenting flavors of juicy black cherry, plum skin and loamy earth. Light, taut tannins firm the fresh finish. Tempranillo, Graciano and Mazuelo. Drink now through 2030.
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.