WINES AVAILABLE IN UK STOCK:

• Blanco
• Blanco Fermentado en Barrica
• Oak Aged Red
• Crianza
• Tinto Reserva
• Reserva, Selección De La Familia
• Rioja Gran Reserva
• Hiru 3 Racimos

www.luiscanas.com

Bodegas Luis Cañas has been at the heart of Rioja Alavesa since 1928, and the passion, care and attention to detail is evident in the quality of the wines.

A Family Affair

Luis Cañas has, since 1928, been crafting wines of outstanding quality and since the 1970s has been one of the most go ahead and progressive wineries in the region.

Originally established by Luis Cañas and his wife Angeles, their son Juan Luis Cañas took over management of the winery in 1989, and since then has continued the family tradition by adding new wines to the portfolio, and just recently creating the wines of Bodegas Amaren.

Luis is still involved in the winery, now 83 he stands at the head of the selection table each harvest keenly ensuring only the best parcels of grapes are used!

The Luis Cañas range is now very much associated with the original owner himself, these are the paternal wines which demonstrate all the potential of Rioja.

Perfectly Situated

Situated in Villabuena, Luis Cañas is perfectly situated to make great wine. The climate here provides cold winters to give the vine a much needed rest while very warm summers produce healthy, ripe flavour packed grapes.

The area around Villabuena has broken clay soils over limestone on which Tempranillo ripens excellently.

It all happens in the Vineyard

One of the fundamental philosophies of Luis Cañas is that the best wines can only be obtained from the best possible grapes - and this begins and ends in the vineyards.

With 310 hectares of outstanding vinyards, split across 815 different plots, the viticultural department control every aspect. Each of the plots is catagorised and according to its characteristics will be used for different wines, each with their own personality.

The vineyards supply Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo and Viura grapes which are then selected and crafted, using a combination of modern technology and traditional know-how, into a range of fine Riojas.

Fermentation temperatures are carefully followed to capture the best qualities of the fruit. French and American oak is used for carefully supervised maturation in temperature and humidity controlled cellars.

The end result delivers wines which are consistently packed with fruit and wrapped in a silky, oak laced layer of flavour that seems unique to Rioja - truly world class.

		Blanco A youthful, vibrantly crisp white made from Rioja's Viura grape variety. Attractive, lemon character with a well rounded finish of melon and pineapple.
		Blanco Fermentado en Barrica A beautifully balanced example of white Rioja that straddles the styles of the old and the new. Vibrant citrussy Viura is blended with the more weighty Malvasia ad the brief barrel maturation adds a honeyed roundness to the crisp lemony fruit.
		DWWA 2011 - Blanco Fermentado en Barrica 2009
		Oak Aged Red This juicy, young red is bursting with fruit aromas from start to finish. The oak lends soft, smoky hints, which combined with the singing fruit delivers a stunning, very moreish, young Rioja.
		Crianza Twelve months oak ageing gives a little complexity and softens the wine - yielding a well balanced ripe fruited wine with a soft, sweetish oak finish. Intense spice and oak on layers of velvety cherry fruit and a slight hint of licquorice, with lasting rich fruit flavours and smooth round tannins.
		DWWA 2011 - Crianza 2008
		Reserva Produced from the finest vintages, Luis Canas Reserva is aged in oak to give a mellow but complex and full flavoured red. Ripe red fruits combine with interwoven oak to give touches of spice, cherries and a hint of licquorice. A beautifully elegant, lasting finish.
		IWC 2011 - Reserva 2004    DWWA 2011 - Reserva 2004
		Reserva 'Selección de la Familia' A Reserva wine specially selected to represent the epitome of great Rioja. Dark garnet red colour with a pronounced bouquet of ripe strawberries and plums. Deep, rich and savoury on the palate showing well integrated tannins, elegant, silky fruit and subtle oak.
		IWC 2011 - Selección de la Familia 2004    DWWA 2011 - Selección de la Familia 2004
		Gran Reserva Gran Reserva is a complex, well structured wine with ripe wild strawberry fruit overlaid with spicy, never domineering, oak flavours. Rich, meaty yet elegant - a very true representation of what made Rioja great.
		IWC 2011 - Gran Reserva 2004    DWWA 2011 - Gran Reserva 2004
		Hiru 3 Racimos Hiru is made from vines that produce only three immensely concentrated bunches, the grapes are then hand selected and fermented. After barrel ageing, the wine emerges a glorious black colour with hints of wild berry fruit, grilled meats and spice. The palate is huge, groaning with fruit, oak, rich tannins and immense length. Hiru 3 Racimos - Great Golden Tempranillo, Tempranillos al Mundo 2011
		IWC 2011 - Hiru 3 Racimos 2006    DWWA 2011 - Hiru 3 Racimos 2006

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