Bodegas Lanzaga LZ, 750ml, Rioja, Spain

The Story
Led by visionary winemaker Telmo Rodríguez, Bodega Lanzaga is reshaping what defines Rioja by crafting human-scale, terroir-driven wines. Embracing the village-based winemaking traditions of Rioja’s history, Telmo Rodríguez founded his flagship project, Bodega Lanzaga, in 1998 with a radical mission to focus on small-parcel, small-production wines from places that authentically reflect the true essence of Rioja.
The Wine
LZ, referred as "Little Lanzaga", is a tribute to the village’s winegrowers from the 1920s. It is a wine fermented in small cement tanks with selected grapes from our organic vineyards in the village of Lanziego. With LZ, we wanted to keep alive that memory of taste.
Region: Rioja Alavesa
Village: Lanciego de Álava
Places: Campoluengo, Las Rozas, Castillejo, El Romeral, Agozaderas, El Plano.
Varieties Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha
Viticulture: Own vineyards in Lanziego.
Bush pruning. Hand harvested in boxes. Organic wine (es-eco-026-vas) elaboration and aging Native yeasts. 6/7 months of aging in cement tanks.
Soils Located at an altitude of 450 to 650 meters. We find two types of soils, both of continental origin from the tertiary era. Some are developed on sandstone plateaus and are shallow, flat, stony, limy and of silty texture. The others are found on slopes on marls and are moderately deep, with gentle slopes, less stony, limy and of a very fine texture.