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Wine Description
The Story
The wines of Artadi do not actually need an introduction, they are among the best in the world. The El Carretil is made from 100% Tempranillo grapes from a small vineyard of 5.3 hectares located on the southeast planted in 1973 in Laguardia at 500 meters altitude. The wine has been brought up for 14 months in oak barrels. In the glass the Artadi El Carretil shows an intense purple color. In the nose we smell fennel, licorice, chocolate, sweet ...
Wine Information
The 2024 vintage of Artadi Quintanilla originates from one of Juan Carlos López de Lacalle’s most distinctive single-vineyard plots in Elvillar de Álava (Álava). Planted in 1950 and 1951 at an elevation of 585 meters on clay-limestone soils with hard sandstone bedrock, this 100% Tempranillo site captures the cool, high-altitude tension of the Sierra de Cantabria slopes. The 2024 growing season in Álava required vigilant canopy management due t...
Vintage 2024
The 2024 vintage in Spain: a vintage with great ageing potential
The Ribera del Duero region has a much more balanced year than usual in 2024, with no excessive summer heat and satisfactory rainfall. The only downside was the spring frosts in April.
No sooner had pruning been completed and the vines begun to weep than the Ribera was hit by a cold snap at the end of April.
Temperatures of around -3°C for several days in a row gripp...
Average Bottle Price
| 2026 |
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| 63€ |
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