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Wine Description
The Story
Viña El Pisón: The Pinnacle of Rioja Alavesa
Sourced from a single 2.4-hectare sanctuary planted in 1945 at 480 meters altitude, Artadi’s Viña El Pisón regularly captures perfect 98–100 point scores by transcending traditional Rioja winemaking. Its greatness lies in an unrepeatable synergy of deep clay-limestone soil over siltstone bedrock, old-vine low yields, and Juan Carlos López de Lacalle’s vision of pure, unblended site expression.
...Vintage 2000
The Rioja vintage of 2000 in Spain is generally considered a very good vintage, although it may not have reached the same exceptional status as Bordeaux's 2000 vintage. Here are some key characteristics of the Rioja Vintage 2000:
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Quality: The 2000 vintage in Rioja produced wines of good to very good quality. While it might not be regarded as one of the absolute best vintages in Rioja history, it was a solid year overall.
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