Viña Lanciano Reserva

Viña Lanciano is the basis for our winery's original philosophy. Its name reflects the essence of a unique enclave, embraced by the river. A magical location, where the vestiges of ancient history lie, such as the remains of the Roman Mantible bridge, which features on its label. Viña Lanciano has encapsulated LAN's philosophy and expertise from the outset.

GRAPE VARIETIES:
96% Tempranillo, 2% Graciano, 2% Mazuelo over 30 years old vines coming from our Viña Lanciano estate.

VINEYARDS:
Viña Lanciano estate, our own 72 hectares vineyard embraced by a curve of the river Ebro, on the natural border between Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa. This privileged location, sheltered by the Cantabria mountains, creates a unique microclimate in each of its 22 plots, where sustainable viticulture respecting the vines natural cycle.

WINEMAKING:
Hand-harvest in small crates from vines planted over 30 years ago in our Viña Lanciano vineyard. The grapes were hand allocated in our selection tables. Fermentation in small stainless steel truncated-cone shaped tanks with long macerations and continuous pumping-over of the must to achieve better colour extraction. Malolactic fermentation in small (225 l.) French oak barriques sourced from the Tronçaise forests.

AGEING:
14 months in new French oak from Tronçaise and 7 months in Russian oak barrels, followed by 18 months of rounding in the bottle in our cellar prior to release.

TASTING 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.

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Viña Lanciano 2017 tasting notes
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Viña Lanciano 2015 tasting notes
Viña Lanciano 2012 tasting notes
Viña Lanciano 2011 tasting notes