Bodega Lanzaga – Telmo Rodriguez: Rioja LZ 2023

ØKOLOGISK

: Tempranillo 90%, Garnacha 5%, Mazuelo 5%

: rød, tør; 14,0% Vol.; Drikkemoden: 2025–2032

: frugt-orienteret; silkeblød og aromatisk; saftig

: Lobenberg: 93+/100; Jeb Dunnuck: 94/100; Suckling: 93/100; Tim Atkin: 93/100; Parker: 92+/100

: Spanien, Rioja, Rioja Alavesa

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Bodegas Lanzaga Telmo Rodriguez, El Monte s/n, 01308 Lanciego (Alava), SPANIEN

Vinmarken ligger på terrasser i 500 meters højde. Økologisk og økologisk dyrket. Spontangæring og modning i cement. Vinen er mørk rubinrød i farven. I den meget kirsebærduftende, harmoniske næse er der peber og masser af rød frugt sammen med fine mineraler og stenpulver. Vilde hindbær, kirsebær, ribs og små spor af timian i smagen. Ung, charmerende og krydret, fyldig, rig frugt, fremragende afbalanceret med forbløffende længde. Utrolig drikkelig, et sted mellem Beaujolais og Pinot Noir med et vanvittigt spark af røde kirsebær, lækker og imponerende for alle.

Den spektakulære årgang 2023 betragtes i Spanien som en milepæl inden for elegance. Vinen er betydeligt mere afbalanceret end 2022 og fremstår som en moden, ualmindelig harmonisk version af 2020. Den charmerer med en stenet reduktion, en betagende renhed og en præcis symmetri af absolut verdensklasse.

Til årsrapporten

Jeb Dunnuck om: Rioja LZ

From relatively young bush vines of Tempranillo, Graciano, and Garnacha, the little brother to the producer’s Lanzaga, the medium-bodied 2023 LZ exhibits a richness of brooding black fruit, nearly a dried fruit character to it. Floral in violet, it’s also savory and dark, with ample body weight and breadth across the palate, with no oak, aged only in concrete. It’s complex yet fresh and direct, ready to enjoy in its youth and over the next 15-20 years.

Suckling om: Rioja LZ

The 2022 LZ is primary, fruit-driven, young and fresh, bottled unoaked with moderate ripeness and alcohol. It's juicy and tender, with fine tannins, very nice balance and chalky minerality, transcending the concept of a young unoaked wine. 64,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2023. 92/100This wine has an exuberant nose featuring vibrant aromas of violets, crushed dark fruit and a hint of charcoal. On the palate it shows supple velvety tannins alongside lively dark fruit character and precise acidity. Crafted from old vines and aged in cement, it consistently offers excellent value. Drink now.

Tim Atkin om: Rioja LZ

LZ, short for the village of Lanciego as well as the Lanzaga bodega, uses grapes from six bush-vine parcels in the village that Pablo Eguzkiza calls our 'worst parcels' with a smile. Everything is relative. Tempranillo-based with small contributions from Garnacha and Graciano, this has subtle reduction, no wood and plenty of black cherry and bramble fruit. Balanced and refreshing. 2026-33

Parker om: Rioja LZ

The young red 2023 LZ is Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha from organically farmed vines. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in small concrete tanks for 15 days and matured in those concrete tanks for one year, a longer élevage for a smaller production. It's pure and fruit-driven, expressive (it has some full clusters, a little à la Morgon), with some herbal notes. It has contained ripeness, 14% alcohol, a juicy texture and mouthfeel and very fine, polished tannins. 48,467 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2025.

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