Fincas de Landaluce CRIANZA 2019 -91 points- $22. 95/ bottle- Ships in 12 bottle case
Fincas de Landaluce CRIANZA 2019 -91 points- $22. 95/ bottle- Ships in 12 bottle case
Here's a ripe and stylish, deeply fruity, pure tempranillo from 60 year old vines in Laguardia, with plenty of blackberry and black raspberry fruit, also black cherry and subtle licorice flavours. Wood is a very minor component despite a full year in French and American oak, remaining focused on the fruit. Length and depth are very good to excellent in the category. Best now-2027 or so - this has solid stuffing to evolve.
91 Points: Wine Align, 5/5 Value
The Winery
Landaluce is a relatively young winery in Rioja, as it started in the year 2000 in the village of Laguardia in the Alavesa part of the appellation.
They have 22 hectares in different parts of Laguardia, 10 of them old vines between 40 and 80 years of age.
They produce 165,000 bottles of clean and modern Rioja without excess.
They like Graciano (I've always had a soft spot for their bottling since I first tasted it), and in 2004, they planted three hectares of the variety that has slowly been making its way into other cuvées from 2017 onwards.
