Luis Cañas
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Luis Cañas 2001 Gran Reserva Red (Rioja)
- Editors' Choice
- $45
Luis Cañas may have a couple of more expensive wines on the marketplace, but this gran reserva from a classic vintage is its best. Attractive immediately, with bacon, violet, leather and pure dark-berry aromas. The feel is firm but comfortable, with vivid plum, raspberry and oak flavors. Finishes with balance and ease, showing lasting chocolate and vanilla. Good…
— M.S.
(2/1/2009)
Luis Cañas 2005 Hiru 3 Racimos Red (Rioja)
- $118
Smoky, dark and alluring is how this modern-leaning Rioja starts out. The nose is meaty and ultraripe, but balanced. And so is the palate, which shows flavors of blackberry, cassis, tobacco, cola and coffee. The finish is cuddly and long, with a splinter of coconut and lots of spice. A “racimo” in Spanish is a bunch, so the name refers to the three or so grape…
— M.S.
(4/1/2009)
Luis Cañas 2006 Hiru 3 Racimos Tempranillo (Rioja)
- $118
Dense, rich and well carved, with chocolate, balsamic notes, moss and burnt toast to go with beefy black fruit aromas. The palate is full, generous and not at all lazy, with blasting blackberry, cassis, tobacco and toasty flavors. Acidic and tannic on one hand, but deep and pure on the other. It needs a few more years to knit together. Drink 2012–2018.
— M.S.
(10/1/2010)
Luis Cañas 2004 Amaren Tempranillo (Rioja)
- Editors' Choice
- $50
A really nice, dark, modern style of Rioja from a good vintage. The nose is mildly foresty early on and robustly fruity, with stand-out black cherry and blackberry aromas. The palate is full, clean and balanced, with alert flavors of berry, spice, citrus peel and chocolate. Smooth as a glass table on the finish. Drink now through 2014.
— M.S.
(2/1/2010)
Luis Cañas 2001 Reserva Selección de la Familia Red (Rioja)
- $30
Very well rounded and complete. The nose delivers hickory smoke, balsamic notes and subdued, ripe-fruit aromas. The mouthfeel is impressive and pure, while red currant, plum and berry flavors cover the bases. Finishes toasty and slightly oaky, with vanilla, cream and mocha flavors. Easy to wrap yourself around; like settling into a comfortable chair.
— M.S.
(2/1/2009)
Luis Cañas 2004 Hiru 3 Racimos Red (Rioja)
- $118
Lively and intense, with a true old-vines, limited-production character. The color, nose and palate are all potent and masculine. There’s a ton of new oak on the nose, but it’s textbook modern-style Rioja. Cassis, blackberry and various woody adornments make it work, and the finish is black as coal. Drink from late 2009 and on.
— M.S.
(2/1/2009)
Luis Cañas 2001 Amaren Reserva Tempranillo (Rioja)
- $50
An example of a heavily oaked wine that hasn’t yet shed its roasted, burnt character. The nose is like a walk into Starbucks, while the palate seems more narrow and sharp than the winery’s fabulous 2001 Gran Reserva. The palate is zesty with cherry and raspberry, while the finish seems short and wanting in the middle. A good wine with a couple of weak points.
— M.S.
(2/1/2009)
Luis Cañas 2002 Reserva Red (Rioja)
- $18
For an off vintage, this is a nice wine. It has a touch of leafiness on the nose but also dark fruit, shoe polish and style. Gets better as it airs out, and thus the raspberry and plum flavors take on a forward, easygoing likability. Textured on the finish, and definitely not dilute or choppy like so many others from 2002.
— M.S.
(4/1/2009)
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