2017 Bodegas Lan - Rioja Gran Reserva (750ml)

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2017 Bodegas Lan - Rioja Gran Reserva (750ml)

A classic, old-school Rioja Alta producer since 1972 — the name itself an acronym of the three provinces (Logroño, Álava, Navarra) that make up the D.O.Ca. Rioja. This Gran Reserva is 96% Tempranillo and 4% Mazuelo, drawn from 40+ year-old vines across Haro, Villalba, Foncea, and Cenicero, aged 24-25 months in American and French oak followed by three years in bottle before release. Deep garnet with a ruby rim, showing intense aromas of ripe black fruit, fig, and dried fruit layered with vanilla, spice, and smoke. Elegant and aromatic on the palate — star anise, dried thyme, and mocha wind through a core of black cherry and boysenberry, with fine-grained, lightly chalky tannins firming up a long finish. A traditional, food-friendly Gran Reserva that consistently overdelivers for the price. Drink now through 2030.