The prodigious, inky/purple-colored 2001 Grandes Anadas marries elegance with tremendous power and flavor intensity. It represents Spain’s version of Comte de Vogue’s Musigny ... in a top vintage. Aromas of spice box, violets, raspberries, blackberries, plums, cherries, and an undeniable minerality are found in this structured, ripe, phenomenally intense red. The finish exceeds one minute, yet it gives the impression that it is not close to being mature. Ideally it should be given 3-4 years of cellaring and consumed over the following two decades.
Proensa Guide: 93 points(01/01/2004)
Evolution: more than 2015 Gastronomy: fatty meats and gelatin (trotters, tripe) Tempranillo, 1% other, 16 months in oak.
A wine that has to be expected; needs two or three years of bottle and then live long. A little closed but elegant in the nose. With great force in the mouth, a full body and living tannins, powerful, wide.
Service: 18 º C.
Pairing: Beef, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Roasts, Stews.
In the heart of the Rioja Alavesa, Artadi possesses 60 has. of vineyards seated in soils of diverse and wide geological diversity. Calcareous soils, gravels and clays compose the balance of poor soils and a climatology alteration of Continental and Atlantic. These vineyards form the... singularity and personality of the vineyards: the freshness of the fruit and the delicacy of the tannins. In the cellar they preserve the opulence of the old vineyards and the freshness and transparency of the new plantations.
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