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Artadi El Carretil 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$195.95
Such depth, purity, concentration and minerality here that hooks you in, drawing you back to it again and again....
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Artadi La Poza De Ballesteros 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$139.78
Deep yet vibrant nose with morello cherries, iodine, oyster shells, crushed stones and fine spices. Certainly nothing...
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Artadi Pagos Viejos 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$143.27
The 2008 Pagos de Viejas was selected from three of the estate’s finest and most elevated sites with all of the...
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Artadi Quintanilla 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$84.62
Excellent depth here showing iodine, mussel shells, hibiscus, spices and lots of black and blue fruit. Chalky tannins...
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Artadi Rioja Vina El Pison 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$396.51
The 2006 Vina El Pison comes from a single Tempranillo vineyard planted in 1945 on pure limestone. The wine was aged...
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Artadi Rioja Vina El Pison 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$398.01
The delicate balance between all of the natural agents that comprise this unique environment produces a wine that is...
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Artadi Rioja Vina El Pison 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$299.90
The delicate balance between all of the natural agents that comprise this unique environment produces a wine that is...
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Artadi Rioja Vina El Pison 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$314.07
The delicate balance between all of the natural agents that comprise this unique environment produces a wine that is...
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Artadi Rioja Vina El Pison 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$347.95
The purity of fruit to this is really something else. I am not sure I have tasted a young Spanish wine with such...
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Artadi Rioja Vina El Pison 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$276.95
This is very tight and focused with precise tannins that run deep and long on the palate. Character of blackberries,...
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Artadi San Lazaro 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$111.95
Such depth and natural concentration with a bit more tar and wet stones. Floral, too, with some lavender and violets...
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Artadi Valdegines 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$69.93
Naturally high concentration like the rest of Artadi wines. Crushed wet stones, more red and blue fruit than black...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$84.45
Okay, now they're really starting to turn out the hits with regularity. Feels poised and confident, while pointing...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$73.62
A famously difficult year in Rioja with frost and hail, as well as some botrytis. However Macán shows plenty of...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$51.94
Aromas of blackberries and crushed stones with some black licorice and violets, following through to a medium body...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$53.25
A balanced, medium-bodied red, with a pleasing, plush texture, this shows a well-knit range of ripe cherry and black...
Spain Aragon La Rioja Pre-Arrival
Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.
In the shadow of the mighty Pyrenees mountains in north-east Spain, we find the beautiful and unique region of Aragon. Aragon is a former kingdom and a Spanish community with its own fierce, independent spirit, where people take huge pride in their history and culture, and this shines through in the wine production which takes place here and results in some of Spain’s best and most distinctive wines. One of the things which typifies Aragon and sets it apart from some of the other wine regions of Spain is its huge range of landscapes and climatic conditions. The mountains which form a border between Spain and France create a set of microclimates, which cause huge variation from one sub-region to the next, and within Aragon you can find both sub-zero temperatures in the foothills of the mountains, and scorching heat on the desert plains of Monegros. As such, we end up with a set of wines which swings between radically different flavor profiles and features, making it a truly fascinating region to explore.
Aragon is split into four DOs (designation of origin) sub-regions, each identified for their excellence and unique contribution to the quality of Spanish wine and viticultural identity. These DOs each come with their own strict sets of rules and regulations, dictating which grape varietals are permitted to be grown, how long each wine type should be aged for, and things like the alcohol content minimums in each wine. This helps to standardize quality for the region, and ensures that the wines produced there are worthy of bearing the name of their DO in the bottle.
The four DOs of Aragon are: Somontano, the most famous and widely respected DO in this part of Spain, DO Carinena, DO Calatayud, and DO Campo de Borja.
La Rioja is by far the most famous wine region of Spain, and remains one of the world's great wine producing regions, consistently offering deep, complex red wines of character and distinction, partly due to the fact that La Rioja benefits from excellent soils, rich in minerals and nutrients, and plenty of sunshine. The climatic conditions allow the fine grape varietals to reach full ripeness and express plenty of the best features of their terroir, making La Rioja wines some of the most interesting to have ever come out of Europe. The Cantabrian mountains to the north provide the perfect shelter from the colder, wetter influences of the Atlantic oceans, and in the beloved vineyards of La Rioja, wineries have been cultivating exceedingly flavorful Tempranillo grapes for generations for the inclusion in their fine single variety and blended wines.