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Luis Cañas Crianza

Name: Luis Cañas Crianza 2018
Brand: Luis Cañas
Price: 12.65 GBP
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A classic Rioja Crianza that is silky, with a good balance between fruit and wood

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Red wine Crianza. 12 months in French and American oak barrels.

Alcohol: 14.00%

Designation: D.O.Ca. Rioja

Winery: Luis Cañas

Production area: Spain

La Rioja

Contains sulphites

Type of grape: 95% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha Tinta

Red wine Crianza. 12 months in French and American oak barrels.

Service

Serve at: 18.0°C

Pairing

Spicy dishes, Rice with meat, Mushrooms, Cold meat, Vegetables, Beans and pulses, Grilled red meats, Semi-mature Cheese, Stews, Roasts

Style Luis Cañas Crianza 2018

Fruity

Spicy

Young

Barrel

Light

Body

Characteristics Luis Cañas Crianza

Luis Cañas Crianza is a red wine from D.O. La Rioja produced by Bodegas Luis Cañas in Villabuena, álava. In 1970, this producer started to bottle and market their wines when many others still sold wines in bulk. In 1994, they opened a new winery with the most modern production systems.

They own 350 hectares, mainly planted on clayey-calcareous soils, distributed in 870 plots located in La Rioja Alavesa, an area with an excellent wine tradition. They use a rational viticulture that does not use any herbicides or synthetic fertilisers.

The climate of Rioja Alavesa is a transition between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean climate. The Sierra de Cantabria mountain range protects form the winds and storm from the north, creating a dry climate with large temperature variations that make it perfect for the cultivation of vines and their optimal ripening.

This wine is made with Tempranillo (95%) and a small amount of Grenache (5%), which gives it a more fruity character. The grapes used to make Luis Cañas Crianza come from vineyards with an average age of 30 years. After the grapes are harvested, they ferment at a controlled temperature of 26ºC for 20 days.

Luis Cañas Crianza ages for 12 months in French oak barrels (70%) and American oak barrels (30%).Then, it rests in the bottle for another 9 months.

A wine that perfectly complements its fruity character with the barrel ageing, leaving a silky tannin in the mouth.

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Ratings Luis Cañas Crianza

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Tasting notes Luis Cañas Crianza

Luis Cañas Crianza 2015 is a red wine with an easy to drink profile, thought to satisfy those who love wines with some aromas from the wood and those who love fruity aromas. One of the classics within the Crianza brand in Rioja.

Luis Cañas Crianza 2014 is one of the classics withing the Crianza brand in Rioja. A red wine with an easy to drink profile, thought to satisfy those who love wines with some aromas from the wood as well as some fruity ones. A good Rioja crianza.

Fresh and tasty. Powerful, with balsamic and mature tannins. Good persistence.

Cherry red with a garnet border.

Medium intensity and fruity aromas. Vegetal notes and balsamic and toasted touches. Smoky shades on a background of sweet oak.

A flavourful and tantalising but fresh and light wine. Displays some well integrated balsamic notes and lightly dried tannins. The fruit that was picked up on the nose later recedes into the background. A very persistent wine.

Well covered ruby colour.

Medium intensity aroma with dominant vegetable notes. Abundant red fruit nuances are accompanied by balsamic and toasted aromas, with some smoked hints. A tantalising bottom.

A very tasty and mellow wine, but light and fresh at the same time. It shows some balsamic nuances and slightly drying but well-integrated tannins. The notes of fruit noticed in the nose, are now only felt in the background. Good persistence.

High intensity red ruby colour.

Medium-intensity aromas with dominant vegetal notes and abundant red fruit released along with some balsamic and toasted aromas and a light smoked nuance. Mellow background.

It is soft at the attack. Its mid palate is velvety, silky and has a good structure. It shows red fruit compensated with a great acidity and very pleasant noble sweet tannins. Medium finish with a good persistence which leaves balsamic aromas at retro-olfaction. A very pleasant and easy-drinking Spanish wine with a great value (and pleasure) for money.

Clean and bright ruby red colour. It shows very thin, uniform and slow-falling tears.

Clean, medium-high nasal aromas with expressive aromas of fruit which are released along with spicy, mineral, roasted and undergrowth notes. Some balsamic notes are noticed in the background and freshens this nasal set plenty of nuances.

Good attack. Tasty, velvety and smooth mid palate. Its notes of fruit and the creamy touch provided by the wood are well integrated. Spicy and balsamic aromas are also noticed. Balanced acidity. Lingering finish with balsamic nuances.

Intense cherry colour with purple reflections. Bright and with good tears.

Expressive and elegant aromas. THe notes of black and red fruit, milk, spices (vanilla) and toasted from the wood provide this wine with warmth. The balsamic notes provide the wine with a very nice touch of freshness.

In the mouth it is tasty, smooth. Fruit and oak well cast, spicy, complex and structured. Nice end showing red fruits with balsamic memories. We suggest to drink it at 18 º C.

Cherry color with maroon edge.

The nose is clean with fine balsamic nuances, notes of plum and wood cleaner.

In the mouth it is tasty, smooth. Fruit and oak well cast, spicy, complex and structured. Have a nice end showing red fruits with balsamic memories. We suggest to taste a 18 º C.

Cherry color maroon.

Appearing in the nose is clean with fine nuances balsamic notes of plum and wood cleaner.

Prizes Luis Cañas Crianza

SMV Canada 2013, Silver Medal

IWC 2013, Commended

CMB 2011, Silver Medal

SMV Canada 2011, Medaille d'Argent

Decanter IWC 2011, Commended

IWC 2010, Silver IWC

Hong Kong IWSC 2010, Bronze Medal

Wines of the World 2010, Gold Medal

Critics Challenge 2010, Critics Gold

Alcohol: 14.00%

Production area: Spain

La Rioja

Type of grape: Tempranillo

Designation: D.O.Ca. Rioja

Winery: Luis Cañas

Type of grape: 95% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha Tinta

Contains sulphites

Others wines Luis Cañas

To talk about the Cañas family and wine we have to go back more than two centuries, although the winery, which still has the same family character, was founded in 1928. However, it was in 1970 when Luis Cañas printed his name on the label of his "harvester's wine". From this date onwards, the winery gradually experienced a rise in marketing, and started to develop what is nowadays one of the exemplary wineries of La Rioja Alavesa. Without taking refuge in excessive conservative traditionalism, the personality of Juan Luis, one of the most restless and innovative winemakers in the country, the experience and know-how of the winery team, have made it possible for their wines to be recognised with the most prestigious national and international awards.