El Pison 2018 Artadi

Classification	Cru Classe
Type	Red
Brand	Artadi
Vintage	2018
Country	Spain
Region	Rioja
Grape	Tempranillo
Volume	0,75
Condition	In Original Wooden Case
Label	Perfect
Drinkable	-2038
Stock	0

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (99)

The flagship single-vineyard 2018 Viña El Pisón has to be one of the finest vintages for this bottling. It's named after a plot of 2.4 hectares planted in 1945 in the village of Laguardia. The vineyard is an amphitheater with changing soils of limestone, clay and sandstone with a deep combination of limestone and silt. The grapes underwent a 24- to 48-hour cold soak and fermented with indigenous yeasts in oak vats for 10-12 days, during which time the grapes were foot trodden twice per day. It matured in French oak barrels for nine months. There's something mysterious about this Pisón; it's subtle and elegant, a little austere and reticent at first. The palate is seamless, silky with very refined tannins, with gobsmacking balance and a very long, clean and precise finish. This is superb. 6,600 bottles were filled in June 2020.

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