The balanced production of this old vineyards, together with a limited yield and careful ageing, result in the authentic spirit of this wine. This is wine of intense colour, complex in the nose, fully structured with a long after taste.
What the critics say...
Wine Spectator: 90 points(29/02/2000)
Ripe and rich. This concentrated red is inky dark in color and thick on the palate, with muscular tannins, smoky oak and ripe fruit flavors of cassis, plum and prune. Has a firm balance, a long finish and definite aging potential. Another outstanding example of the modern style. Drink now through 2010.
Robert Parker: 96 points(01/02/2000)
The 1995 Pagos Viejos Old Vines (from 50-year old vines) displays an opaque purple color in addition to a superb, pure nose of blackberry and cherry liqueur intertwined with pain grille, smoke, mineral, and anise aromas. Concentrated and rich, this offering represents the essence of the Tempranillo grape. This medium to full-bodied, harmonious wine can be drunk now as well as over the next 15-20 years.
Pairing: Aged Cheese, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Legume, 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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