LAN - Xtreme - Crianza-Tempranillo 2019
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Item# 97199-19
James Suckling
91pt
Wine Spectator
90pt
Description
LAN Xtreme Ecologico is the extreme manifestation of the LAN philosophy in terms of respect for the raw materials. A wine made with minimal intervention from the outset, the result of a selection of vines from the Ecological Mantible parcel, named as such due to its proximity to the Roman Mantible Bridge. Produced from 100% organically certified Tempranillo, sourced from the Ecological Mantible parcel located in their Viña Lanciano Estate.
Tasting notes
Deep, very intense garnet red. Intense aromas of cranberries, very ripe red fruit, prunes and dried apricots. Liqueur-like notes, along with vanilla, cinnamon and resin. Structured, broad and flavorful on the palate.
Vinification
Hand harvested in in small crates during September. Subsequent sorting by grape and berry on a double selection table. Alcoholic fermentation with native yeasts in a semi-truncated cone shaped tank with continuous pumping-over over 2-3 weeks to optimize color extraction. After alcoholic fermentation, the wine was de-vatted and bleed-off to new French oak barrels where malolactic fermentation took place spontaneously. They use the most respectful winemaking possible, not adding any additives to the must or the wine, except a small quantity of Sulphur to avoid oxidation and the development of undesirable microorganisms. The wine ages for 14 months in new French oak barrels, followed by at least nine months' bottle conditioning. The barrels that are used for organic wine must be new or have been used solely for the storage of wine with organic certification for a minimum of one year.
Estate
Founded in 1972, Bodegas LAN lies in the heart of Rioja Alta. The name LAN comes from the initials of the three provinces of the Rioja Designation of Origin: Logroño, Álava and Navarra. María Barua has been the head winemaker and technical director since 2002 and brings both scientific expertise (with an academic background in chemistry in addition to her oenology degree) and local knowledge (having been born and raised in Rioja). Together with her young and energetic team, María focuses on using the latest advances in winemaking to ‘express the virtues of the land’.
