Profile of Artadi Winery
Wine Map La Rioja
Profile of La Rioja Wine Region
Deep in the Rioja lies a solid tradition of hard work and effort that now brings the best of Artadi wines
to life. In the late 1980s Juan Carols de la Calle began his journey giving Tempranillo, a domestic
Spanish grape variety, a world-renowned name. Their wines are made at high-altitudes and produce rich
and profound wines. The Artadi vineyards are one of the most luxurious in the Rioja, and the wines are
known worldwide.
Artadi wines are very refined and simple in structure. They are made solely from traditional Rioja grape
varieties such as Tempranillo and Viura. Production from older vines is controlled very closely and the
winemaking traditions themselves combine with innovative techniques to enhance marketing and operation
capabilities. White varieties such as Viura and Macabeo grapes are co-fermented with red varieties, and
all are aged in oak.
The wines themselves share a deep essence full of fruit but with a perfect acid and tannin balance. The
wines are expensive, but some have gained the 95+ points from Robert Parker. They are among the best
Riojas in today's market. The bodega itself is located around the walled town of Laguardia, and this
distinct region is predominantly chalk based terrain. The wines are picked at maturity and are hand
sorted before a natural fermentation process takes place within 10-15 days. Bottling is carried out
by gravity over 26-30 months without filtration. The wine is then stored and released upon digression.
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