Viña Lanciano Reserva 2005

SWIC Score: 89 (JMG)

Tasting notes: Plums, vanilla, smooth, pleasant.

Available: QC (SAQ 865451 - $ 30.75)

Winery: Bodegas Lan

Region: D.O.Ca. Rioja

Varieties: 80% Tempranillo, 20% Mazuelo.

Ageing: 24 months in American and French oak barrels.

Alcohol level: 13.5% alc./vol.

This Viña Lanciano Reserva is one of the single-estate wines made by the Rioja producer Bodegas Lan. It is made with a selection of the best clusters of Tempranillo and Mazuelo grown in the estate precisely known as Viña Lanciano. This vineyard was planted more than 30 years ago, almost at the beginning of Bodegas Lan, which this year celebrates its 40^th anniversary. Its accurate process starts with the manual harvest, follows with the fermentation in small inox tanks before a long ageing in oak barrels, to finish with a not less lasting maturing in bottle.

Vintage tasted: 2005 (September 2012)