Bodegas Lan Reserva (75cl, 13.5%)

A Rioja Alta red wine from Bodegas LAN, built on roughly 95% Tempranillo with 5% Mazuelo. Manually harvested and fermented in stainless steel tanks through alcoholic and malolactic stages, it is aged in a hybrid barrel of American oak staves with French oak heads. The nose opens with ripe blackberry and dark berry compote, then tobacco leaf, milk chocolate, cinnamon, leather, resinous notes, almond blossom and white flowers. The palate is velvety and fruit-forward, with wild blackberry, ripe red fruit, black tea, cigar ash and gentle vanilla over balanced freshness. The finish is long and smooth, with leather, dark spice and subtle berry sweetness.