LAN

Address: Paraje de Buicio s/n, 26360 Fuenmayor, La Rioja
Phone:+34 941 450 950
bodegaslan@fer.es
www.bodegaslan.com

Founded somewhere between 1970 and 1974 (difference sources cite various dates) by the Elorriaga and Valdes families who named the bodega after the first letter of the three provinces that make up D.O. La Rioja: Logrono, Alava and Navarra. This winery, although rather dull looking on the outside, is sleek and modern on the inside, with a state of the art metal barrel crane that makes NASA technology look rather stone age. 70% of LAN’s vineyards, nestled along the River Ebro, where the Rioja Alta joins Rioja Alavesa, are planted with 40-60 year old vines. The remaining 150 hectares of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano and Manzuelo are supplied from vineyards in El Cortijo, Fuenmayor and Haro. Their 6,400m2 self-supporting aging cellar, a cathedral to wine, houses 26,000 French, American and Russian oak barrels which are capable of being stacked 14 high! Currently, LAN is producing approximately three million bottles a year, under the winemaking guidance of Buenadventura Lasanta, of which 60% is exported to primarily the USA, Germany and Switzerland.

Wines Produced: Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva, Mencion Reserva, Lanciano, Reserva, Lanciano, Edicion Limitada, Culmen Reserva, Lan 2002

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This entry was posted on Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 1:50 pm and is filed under Bodega Profile.