In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: red and black cherry, cedar, tobacco, spice

Palate: dark fruit, fine tannin, savoury, mineral

The family's old-vine selection Reserva: polished and savoury with fine tannins, drawing on the estate's oldest Alavesa parcels.

What it pairs with

  • Cordero asado al sarmiento
    Vine-shoot-roasted suckling lamb is the canonical Rioja match; the wine's resolved tannins frame the sweet fat.
  • Chuleton de buey a la brasa Find chuleton de buey a la brasa on TableJourney →
    A thick aged-beef chop over embers meets the wine's savoury oak and grip.
  • Jamon iberico
    Cured Iberian ham echoes the wine's dried-cherry and leather register.
  • Roast partridge
    Game and the wine's tobacco depth align.

History

Reserva de Familia is the old-vine selection above the standard Reserva.

  1. 1991 — Reserva de Familia established

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Luis Canas
Grapes
Tempranillo (85%), Graciano (15%)
Classification
DOCa Rioja
Oak
Around 20 months in French oak
ABV
14.0%
Price
EUR 25 to 45 at retail
Drinking window
6 to 22 from vintage
First vintage
1991

Scores

  • Tim Atkin 93 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

cellar worthy dry full body graciano high acid medium tannin mood elegant mood savoury occasion dinner party occasion special old vines old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat price trade up still red tempranillo
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