LZ 2022 is a tribute to the winegrowers of the village of Lanciego de Álava from the 1920s, a wine created with the desire to keep alive the taste of that era in memory. It has been fermented in cement tanks from previously selected grapes of organic vineyards planted at an altitude of 700 meters. These vines give the wine a unique character, complemented by freshness, youth, and plenty of fruit.
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Bordeaux Bottle
Capacity (cl)
75
General Information
The vineyards located in the areas of Campoluengo, Las Rozas, Castillejo, El Romeral, Agozaderas, and El Plano, around the village of Lanciego de Álava (Rioja Alavesa), are the true protagonists of this LZ 2022. A wine made from the tempranillo, garnacha, and graciano varieties native to the region and certified as organic. A light red wine, full of fruit, with a certain acidity that brings freshness.
The winery of the Compañía de Vinos Telmo Rodríguez returned in 1998 to rediscover the taste of Rioja. In honor of keeping that taste alive, LZ 2022 was born. The vinification of this wine in the winery is carried out by fermenting the must with native yeasts. Finally, it is aged for 6-7 months in cement tanks.
Enjoy it especially with spiced dishes or as an ideal companion to a vegetable scramble, roasted eggplants, or stewed meat dishes.
Tasting notes
Intense cherry red color, with violet reflections, clean and bright.
Clean and honest nose of medium intensity, presenting aromas of red fruit, crisp, with some lactic and spicy notes.
Aromatic on the palate, light, with lively acidity that provides freshness, fruity passage, friendly tannins, and a medium finish with fruity aromas and mineral touches.
The winery
The winery of the Compañía de Telmo Rodríguez is located on a beautiful estate in Rioja Alavesa called Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri, in the municipal district of Labastida. An estate with a rich history. It has evolved from being part of a medieval settlement in the 10th century to a farm run by Hieronymite monks in the 14th century. However, it was in 1968 when a couple, Jaime Rodríguez and Amaya Hernandorena, acquired the estate. During this period, they opted for a more modern and fruit-forward style of wine, quite different from the classic Rioja of the time.
Today, the estate is managed by the second generation, led by the couple's son, Telmo Rodríguez, who, far from settling into the family winery, decided to study and train in Bordeaux and establish his own brand. With it, he produces wines from indigenous varieties in various unique regions of Spain's geography: Rioja, Rueda, Cigales, Toro, Ribera del Duero, Alicante… to name a few. Another of the proposals of the Compañía de Vinos Telmo Rodríguez is to focus particularly on the recovery of forgotten vineyards.
Telmo Rodríguez, together with his friend and partner, Pablo Eguzquiza, has been working the vineyard since 1992. During this time, they have produced special terroir-driven wines that manage to express a modern and natural character from historical vineyards. One of Telmo Rodríguez's guiding principles is to preserve and care for the taste of the region because, according to the winemaker, it had been lost over the past decades: “poor viticulture loses the taste of the place.”