Artadi

The Artadi Winery in Rioja is one of the most prestigious in Spain

The Artadi winery was founded in 1985 as a cooperative. In 1992 Juan Carlos Lopez de Lacalle transformed it into a private winehouse and soon started to use biodynamic and organic methods.

All wines are fermented in French oak barrels for a period of 14 to 18 months.

The winery and the wines

The Vineyard

Areal: 70 hectares/28 acres
Grape variety: viura (white wine) and tempranillo (red wine).
Soil: calcáreos, gravas y arcillas, son suelos pobres.
Climate: continental with Atlantic influences

The Wines

Artadi Grandes Añadas

This exclusive wine is only made when the weather and other conditions permits it. It is the most important wine of the winery and the most personal wine of Artadi. It is a strong wine with intense aromatic notes.

Artadi Grandes Añadas 2001. 98 Parker Points. Average price: 350 Euros.
Artadi Grandes Añadas 1998. 96 Parker Points. Average price: 380 Euros.
Artadi Grandes Añadas 2000. Average price: 125 Euros.

Artadi Pagos Viejos

The wine is made using grapes from the oldest vines of the winery. The wine has beautiful structure and intensity, the taste has notes of fruis, toasted coffee, tobacco and flowers.

Artadi Pagos Viejos 2008. 96 Parker points. 94 points in the Peñín Guide. Average price: 75 Euros.
Artadi Pagos Viejos 2007. 95 Parker Points. 94 points in the Peñín Guide. Average price: 65 Euros.

Artadi Viñas de Gain

The wines are made using grapes from vines that are more than 25 years old.

Artadi Viñas de Gain 2006

A complex white wine with mineral, herb and almonds notes in the taste. 93 Parker Points. 94 points in the Peñín Guide.

Artadi Viña El Pisón

Made out of grapes from the legendary Artadi vineyard. El Pisón is known as one of the very best red wines of Spain. As you can see below, the wine has received amazing critics by Robert Parker. The wine is mineral, fruity and complex.

Viña El Pisón 1995. 95 Parker Points. Average price: 400 Euros.
Viña El Pisón 2007. 98 Parker Points. 94 points in the Peñín Guide. Average price: 230 Euros.
Viña El Pisón 2006. 97 Parker Points. Average price: 180 Euros
Viña El Pisón 2004. 100 Parker Points. Average price: 500 Euros
Viña El Pisón 1996. 97 Parker Points. Average price: 370 Euros
Viña El Pisón 1998. 96 Parker Points. Average price: 420 Euros

Full name of the winery: Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi
Wine región: La Rioja
Owner: Juan Carlos López de Lacalle
Address: Ctra. de Logroño, s/n. 01300 Laguardia (Álava, Spain)
E-mail: info@artadi.com
Web: www.artadi.com
Telephone: +34 945 600 119
Fax: +34 945 600 850