Luis Canas Crianza

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In the glass

Aroma: red cherry, plum, vanilla, dried herb

Palate: juicy red fruit, soft spice, supple tannin

A bright, modern Crianza: juicy Tempranillo with gentle oak, a reliable everyday Alavesa Rioja and a strong value pick.

What it pairs with

• Pintxos de autor A juicy Crianza is the all-rounder for a pintxo bar.More wines for aperitifs and small plates →Find pintxos de autor on TableJourney →
• Chorizo a la sidra Cider-braised chorizo and the bright fruit align.More wines for sausages →
• Grilled lamb chops Simple grilled lamb meets the soft spice.More wines for lamb →

With cheese

Queso Camerano Our pick Semicurado Camerano is firmer, with a cave-like, mouldy note under the rind. A Tempranillo Crianza gives red cherry and plum with supple tannin after 12 to 14 months in oak: enough fruit to face that cellar edge, too soft in tannin to bully the goat milk.

How to serve Luis Canas Crianza

Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Pintxos de autor, Chorizo a la sidra, Grilled lamb chops. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

The Crianza is the estate's everyday red, a modern, fruit-forward Alavesa Rioja.

1. 1970Bodega founded at Villabuena

Facts

Producer

Bodegas Luis Canas · visiting guide

Grapes

Tempranillo (95%), Graciano (5%)

Classification

DOCa Rioja

Oak

Around 12 months in French and American oak

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 10 to 16 at retail

Drinking window

2 to 8 from vintage

First vintage

1970

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