Bodegas Lan Culmen Rioja Reserva 2019

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Bodegas Lan Culmen Rioja Reserva

Region: Rioja, Spain

Vintage: 2019

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Tempranillo, Graciano

ABV: 14%

Notes: Vegan and vegetarian

Aromas of blueberry, ripe cherry and blackcurrant with notes of forest floor, mint, black pepper, and cinnamon with a floral background. The Graciano adds aromatic complexity to the Tempranillo resulting in a rounded structure with a long finish.

The Tempranillo and Graciano grapes for the 'Culmen', meaning 'epitome', come from 'Pago El Rincón', the top parcel within the ‘Viña Lanciano’ vineyard. Viña Lanciano is one of the most spectacular single vineyards in Rioja, surrounded by a bend of the River Ebro. The 'El Rincón' plot boasts bush vines of up to 60 years of age, which produce small yields of very concentrated fruit. The vines are planted on poor stony soils on the south-facing slopes of the 'El Rincón' mount, at up to 491 metres above sea level. Warm days followed by cool nights ensure an ideally paced ripening and the grapes accumulate great intensity of flavour whilst retaining a balancing natural acidity. All of the grapes are hand harvested and the vineyard is farmed sustainably.

The grapes were hand harvested and underwent a thorough sorting process to ensure only pristine fruit made it into the wine. Fermentation takes place in small truncated-cone shaped stainless steel tanks and malolactic conversion happens in very fine-grained new French oak barrels. The wine is aged in French oak from the Tronçais and Jupille forests for 22 months with a further 22 months ageing in bottle.

Founded in 1972, Bodegas LAN is situated in the heart of Rioja Alta. Though a relatively young Rioja house, Bodegas LAN has gained a reputation for the excellent quality of its wines. This quality is derived from the grapes they work with, grown in their spectacular Viña Lanciano vineyard and other prime vineyard sites in Rioja Alta and Alavesa, and from winemaker María Barúa’s great attention to detail in the winery.

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