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1998 Artadi Rioja Vina El Pison Tempranillo
Tempranillo: 750ml
$149.99
points awarded:
WA 9595 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2001
At the top of the Artadi hierarchy is this limited production cuvees. El Pison is Burgundian in its orientation. The 1998 El Pison is made from a Tempranillo vineyard planted in 1945, and aged 18-24 months in new French oak, from yields of only 22 hectoliters per hectare. It offers a deep ruby/purple color and a glorious nose of raspberry jam intermixed with cherries and smoky new oak. As the wine sits in the glass, more complex, floral aromas with a graphite-like character emerge. A sexy, elegant, medium to full-bodied, beautifully made wine transcends the Rioja appellation with a singular style and character. Drink it over the next 12-15 years. This is a classic, yet singular expression of Rioja the likes of which can be found nowhere else in that viticultural area. Importer: Eric Solomon, European Cellars, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565
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