Artadi : Tempranillo Single Vineyard Viña El Pison 2022

A full-bodied and balanced Spanish red wine

The estate

The Artadi bodega was founded in 1985 by winemakers from localities around Logroño with the ambition to produce great Rioja wines, a wine-growing area located in the north of Spain.

Under the direction of the visionary oenologist Juan Carlos López de Lacalle since 1992, the bodega quickly gained international renown. The quality of its wines is recognised by many critics, including Robert Parker, who has awarded several cuvées the much-coveted score of 100/100.

The vineyard

The Artadi bodega oversees an 80-hectare vineyard located in Laguardia, in the Rioja Alavesa. Situated at 630 metres above sea level and composed of old tempranillos yielding low but very qualitative yields, this Spanish vineyard is managed using organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wine

Viña El Pisón 2022 from Artadi is a wine from La Rioja produced from a 2.4-hectare plot located at 540 metres above sea level.

The vintage

A mild and particularly rainy winter gives way to a more clement spring, promoting homogeneous budding. The warm temperatures recorded from mid-May precede a very hot summer. The harvest begins on 15 September in a very healthy vineyard.

Vinification and ageing

Manual harvesting followed by rigorous sorting before vinification. Cold maceration for 24 to 48 hours before fermentation for 10 to 12 days accompanied by light daily pumping over. Malolactic fermentation in 600-litre demi-muids. Ageing for 10 months in French and Austrian demi-muids, then an additional 6 months of ageing in foudre.

Blend

Viña El Pisón 2022 from Artadi is a 100% tempranillo.