2021 | Artadi La Poza de Ballesteros | Álava Oregon with lingering flavors of caramel

with lingering flavors of caramel

with dusty tannins and elegant rusticity

This variant of the Planetes seems as cuddly as a cat

This shows very little sweetness

10% Viognier and 5% Marsanne all from organic vineyards in the wild hills of Ardeche made by a small co-op of like-minded growers

2021 | Artadi La Poza de Ballesteros | Álava Oregon with lingering flavors of caramelSuch a brood of youthful black cherries with white pepper, minerals, chalk and iodine on the nose. Really fine, crumbled tannins on the palate, giving it linearity and expressiveness. Such precision and elegance for this vintage with an iron fist of silky tannins. This is even better than the 2020 vintage if you appreciate details and finesse over power and verticality. 99 Pts James Suckling