Tasting note

The Crianza from Luis Cañas is always a textbook example of the category. The 2014 Crianza is no exception, with those sweet lactic aromas, cinnamon and vanilla intermixed with Fruit of the Forest notes. The palate is silky, smooth and supple, a champion in drinkability. It's remarkable that they produce 1.5 million bottles of this wine. Drink Date: 2016-2019. Score - 91. (Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com, Aug. 30, 2016)

Colour: Ruby red colour. Nose: A clean nose with notes of balsamic and fine nuances of plum and clean oak. Palate: Smooth, fruit and spice flavours with toasted oak. Complex and structured. A pleasant finish with red fruits and hints of eucalyptus. Food Matches: Ideal with meat paellas, roasted meat and poultry, chorizo and other Spanish cured meats.

Colour: Ruby red colour. Nose: A clean nose with notes of balsamic and fine nuances of plum and clean oak. Palate: Smooth, fruit and spice flavours with toasted oak. Complex and structured. A pleasant finish with red fruits and hints of eucalyptus. Food Matches: Ideal with meat paellas, roasted meat and poultry, chorizo and other Spanish cured meats.

*Available only in the BC Liquor Store at the Vancouver International Wine Festival Feb. 26-28, 2015.*