2014 El Pison Riserva
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Sitting at the top of the hierarchy, the 2014 Viña El Pisón is a wine that always stands out. It has a different balance, in the sense that it feels more complex, complete and balanced. Even within the power of the year, it has round and fine-grained tannins, powerful but subtle with great length. I again see the chalky tannins from El Carretil, with a very tasty, mineral, almost salty finish, and the elegance of the limestone soils. This has superb balance and everything it should take for a great future in bottle. 6,600 bottles produced.
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James Suckling
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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Amazing aromas of crushed berry with bark, dark tea and blueberry undertones. Violets and lilac too. Full body, yet agile and vivid with dense and beautiful tannins. Licorice abd light tar finish. Endless. Drink in 2020. Jul 2017, www.jamessuckling.com
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.