Artadi, Rioja Valdegines Brut Zero with hints of sage and

with hints of sage and bay leaf accenting cassis

The clear class of the range and one of those wines with the ‘wow’ factor built to age for decades

Once again there is impressive richness to the borderline oily middle weight flavors that possess noticeable warmth on the bitter lemon zestinfused finale

in fact so much so that the finish reminds me a bit of a classic Chablis in terms of how the wine is built around its minerality

Artadi, Rioja Valdegines Brut Zero with hints of sage andThe 2010 Valdegines is produced with 100% Tempranillo from a single east facing, 7 hectare vineyard planted in 1979 in Laguardia at 600 meters altitude in slopes and terraces, which fermented in open wooden vats for 10 12 days and aged in French oak barrel for 14 months. The character of this vineyard is always very fresh, as it does not get sun after 5PM, so its always more Atlantic, more floral and on the red fruit side, easy to drink, with laser