Lan Gran Reserva 2016
An exclusive offer of a top wine from a great Rioja winery
Bodegas LAN is a classic among the leading Rioja wineries. Lan Gran Reserva 2016 is a special selection of the standard Gran Reserva which the winery is offering us exclusively. It’s been aged for five years in barrel and bottle but still displays aromas of red fruit and is deep cherry-red in colour. This red is full, flavourful and pleasant to drink with a long finish. Simply exceptional
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
97% Tempranillo, 3% Mazuelo
Type of barrel
Mixed oak barrels
Barrel aging time
18 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
12/2019
Sugar
2.2
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14
General Information
Lan Gran Reserva 2016 is the result of a careful selection of the best batches of the 2016 vintage. It’s a blend of the Tempranillo (97%) and Mazuelo (3%) varieties and only the grapes with the highest acidity and concentration of aromas and colour go into making it. Matured for 18 months in oak barrels and for a further 3 years in the bottle, this red has a long life ahead of it. Founded in 1972 in Fuenmayor (Rioja Alta), Bodegas LAN is a classic among the great Rioja wineries. A pioneer when it comes to modernising (for example, it was a forerunner in using mixed French and American oak barrels), it boasts impressive facilities and one of the best-positioned ranges of wines with a strong market presence. It’s unquestionably one of the Rioja firms that’s most appreciated by consumers for its consistently high quality and fantastic value for money.
LAN has always believed, since its beginnings, that winemaking starts with grape growing, and has its own vines located on the Viña Lanciano estate: its 72 hectares of magnificent vineyards divided into 24 plots are its greatest asset. LAN is currently part of Sogrape, one of the most important Portuguese multinationals in the international wine trade.
Lan Gran Reserva 2016 (D.O.Ca. Rioja) is perfect with Asturian bean stew or Madrid-style tripe.
Tasting notes
Cherry-red with garnet hues, very deeply pigmented.
Complex and elegant nose with aromas of red fruit and spicy notes that give way to floral hints and notes of red caramel and fine woods.
Excellent balance, full, flavourful, lively and fresh on the attack. Pleasant to drink with a long, lingering finish.
The winery
Founded in 1972 in Fuenmayor, in the heart of Rioja Alta, Bodegas LAN is a true benchmark in the region. It is one of the most recognized wineries by consumers and one of the best-established in the market, with extensive distribution both nationally and internationally. Today, their wines can be found in 42 countries across five continents, from the USA to Germany, including Peru and Taiwan.
Bodegas LAN was one of the pioneering wineries in the modernization of Rioja wine and the application of new technologies. Consistency, excellent value for money, technology, and meticulous viticulture are the hallmarks of this great winery.
It boasts spectacular facilities and 72 hectares of vineyards in its legendary Viña Lanciano, located in a meander of the Ebro River, with vines up to 60 years old. Undoubtedly, one of the most coveted plots in the D.O.Ca. Rioja: some of the wines born in Viña Lanciano have earned a place among the top one hundred wines in the world according to the prestigious Wine Spectator magazine.