Luis Canas Rioja Reserva 2018

A refined blend of 95% Tempranillo and 5% Graciano from 40-year-old vines sourced from chalky-clay soils in the foothills of the Sierra Cantabria. Hand-harvested with individual grapes sorted by weight following a double selection process, then fermented and macerated in stainless steel for 22 days for excellent colour extraction. Aged 18 months in French and American oak. Deep cherry red, clean and bright, with excellent aromatic intensity, red cherry, blackberry and cassis layered with vanilla, liquorice and toasted oak. Medium to full-bodied and polished on the palate, with silky tannins, fresh acidity and a long, mineral-tinged finish carrying notes of very ripe fruit and liquorice.