THE PRODUCER
Artadi is somewhat of a newbie in terms of Rioja – established only in 1985 –
but quickly rose to the highest level of quality in Rioja. Artadi has been
hugely successful with vineyards in Navarra (Artazu) and Alicante (El Segue) and
is also among the best of those appellations.

The range includes excellent village wines and several single vineyard wines,
all exemplary quality. The top wine is Vina El Pison, from a 2.4ha single
vineyard of very old vines near Laguardia. Since 2015 Artadi choose no longer to
use the DOCa of Rioja, rather labelling the wines “Laguardia”. Regardless of
classification, this is a powerful but extremely elegant representation of wines
from Rioja, of which it is at least geographically part.

THE WINE

Produced from a 2.4-hectare vineyard plot, located at 480 meters altitude in
Laguardia and with vines planted in 1945, Vina El Pison is Artadi’s flagship
wine. 100% Tempranillo, El Pison ferments for 10-12 days with daily pigeage and
pumping over, and is then allowed to mature for 12 months in French oak barrels.
El Pison is a wine of incredible concentration, yet with remarkable finesse and
length. A wine  which can be kept for decades.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2019Country:Spain
Region:RiojaSub region:Rioja AlavesaGrape:100% TempranilloStyle:Rich and Intense
Sweetness:DryABV:14%Drinking window:2022 - 2031Size:750mlFood match:Lamb



CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.