2015 Santa Cruz de Artazu
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This has a bright, melon and pear nose with fresh peaches and plenty of soft perfume on offer, too. The palate has impressive depth and very open-knit, appealing and soft texture. Nicely resolved. 100% grenache blanc. Drink or hold.
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Jancis Robinson MW
James Suckling
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From beside the river in the south of the region. Intense nose reminiscent of dried herbs and a lot less juicy and transparent than many of the try-harder Garnachas emerging further south. This seems somewhat freighted by oak. (JR)
About the producer

Owner and winemaker Juan Carlos López de Lacalle is among an elite group of global vintners whose expertise creates wines that stand above others in their regions. Artadi produces refined Rioja in unoaked and oaked styles, including superb Reservas and single-vineyard wines such as Viña El Pisón.