2014 Artadi El Carretil
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14%) |
| Drink window | 2018 - 2028 |
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The wines of Artadi do not actually need an introduction, they are among the best in the world. The El Carretil is made from 100% Tempranillo grapes from a small vineyard of 5.3 hectares located on the southeast planted in 1973 in Laguardia at 500 meters altitude. The wine has been brought up for 14 months in oak barrels. In the glass the Artadi El Carretil shows an intense purple color. In the nose we smell fennel, licorice, chocolate, sweet spices, creamy oak and a true fruit expression. On the palate this medium to full bodied wine has a tasteful, powerful, meaty and spicy taste with ripe fruit. The Artadi El Carretil has a lively acidity with beautiful tannins. Parker has rated the El Carretil with 94-96 points. Only 5200 bottles were made of the Carretil.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Winery | Artadi |
| Grape | Tempranillo |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Drinking as of | 2018 |
| Drinking till | 2028 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 96 |
| James Suckling rating | 95 |
| Vinous rating | 94 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 95+
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$180
Drink Date:
2018 - 2024
Shortening the time in oak for the 2014 El Carretil certainly paid back. The oak feels more integrated, as this used to be the oakiest wine in the portfolio. This is a vineyard between Laguardia and La Puebla de Labarca at 500 meters in altitude, a south-facing amphitheater with 17% active limestone, a lot higher than the average in the zone. It generates fresh, stony wines with chalky tannins. This is linear, serious and concentrated, with tannins that cling to your teeth. This should be phenomenal with some more time in bottle. It always has more acidity, a lower pH. Long and deep. In a hierarchy, I'd place the limestone-rich El Carretil second after El Pisón. This could be an elegant version of the 2009, with a lot more freshness but the same structure. Will this change with the new wines from 2016? 5,300 bottles produced.
This was my first visit to Artadi since they left the Rioja appellation of origin. The wines are bottled as Vino de España, even though all their grapes grow within the Rioja limits. They work 80 hectares of vineyards mainly in their village, Laguardia, and neighboring Elvillar. They age their wines in some 800 barrels and each vintage gives them some 400,000 bottles to sell. I tasted the 2014, 2015 and 2016 vintages. The 2016s are still unbottled, mainly because 2016 is a year of big change, but I wanted to bring you the information sooner rather than later. So, there are new wines in 2016 from Artadi! The 2014 vintage has more structure, wines for long aging in bottle (they are a bit closed now, but they benefit from decanting). 2015 has more fruit without the tannic structure of 2014, more accessible with rounder tannins, expressive and gentle, very clean and defined. 2016 was a big crop in the zone, producing more ethereal wines but with lots of depth, an improved version of 2008 with high acidity. In 2016 they lowered the time in oak. The wines were taken out of barrel when malolactic finished, some eight months in the case of this vintage, because malolactic is slow. In 2015 they had already started trying to have less time in barrel, but the big change is in 2016.
Artadi has left the Rioja appellation. That's big news. For now, the idea to bottle village wines from the 2014 vintage onward has been put on hold, as the names of the villages are 'owned' by the appellation. But they have discontinued Pagos Viejos, with most of those grapes going to the 2014 Viñas de Gaín; and they will bottle between 1,000 and 2,000 bottles of a different 'Pagos Viejos' to sell exclusively at the winery for the people who visit them to have access to something exclusive. They will also have a small amount of white under the name Pagos Viejos using the white grapes found intermixed in the old vineyards. They also intend to produce a new single vineyard plot (Ribaltallo), situated on very sandy and stony soils above Contino that Juan Carlos López de Lacalle planted some ten years ago, and there is also a small parcel of old vines. At the time of my tasting the 2014s had no labels, but they will most likely say only Álava-Spain. The 2013s are still under the Rioja appellation. The 2014s were in tank ready to be bottled (the bottling was delayed because they found a problem with some corks), with the sulfur adjusted and everything else ready. Even though I don't like unbottled samples, as I often find oxidative aromas, I decided to taste them because the next article on Rioja will be in some 16 months' time when I should retaste them bottled and with some bottle age together with the 2015s. On a completely different note, they have recently purchased an important wine importing and distribution business that brings to Spain wines from many of the members of L’Académie Internationale du Vin, of which López de Lacalle is a member himself; and they have also started selling direct to final customers under the name Abó & Lacalle. At the same time, they have created their own importing company in the US, Artadi USA Importers. Lots of changes for Artadi.
Published: Feb 28, 2018
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James Suckling
ARTADI ÁLAVA EL CARRETIL 2014
Monday, July 24, 2017
CountrySpain
RegionÁlava
Vintage2014
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Score
95
Extremely floral with chalk and bone character undertones. Dark fruits. Full body, tight and chewy with an extravagant mouthfeel. Lovely austerity.
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Vinous
94
Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
From: The Many Facets of Rioja (Nov 2015)
Opaque ruby. Vibrant smoke- and mineral-tinged black raspberry, cherry-cola, Indian spice and vanilla scents show wonderful clarity and lift. Intense red and dark berry preserve flavors reach every corner of the palate, picking up a sexy floral note with aeration. Rich yet vibrant Rioja with outstanding finishing thrust, great persistence and smooth tannins that build slowly and harmoniously.
- By Josh Raynolds on September 2015
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In the medieval village of Laguardia, the future of La Rioja has developed in the cellars of Artadi. Without a doubt, this masterpiece is thanks to the brilliant and creative work of Juan Carlos López, who is assisted today by his son Carlos.
When Juan Carlos made the cooperative into an independent 'bodega' in 1992, he had been in charge of it for 7 years. His vision was revolutionary and completely flattened Rioja, but in no time he managed to make the best of wines from Spain, which immediately conquered the whole world. The short cuts in the vineyards with very small yields as a result, and the use of French oak barrels were just some of his innovative ideas. Even more important was the early bottling of his wines, in contrast to the traditional riojas, which were sometimes stored on large wooden 'foudres' for up to 10 years. With this he also deliberately stepped aside from the Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva classification.
All wines in their range are made exclusively from the Tempranillo grape which has its birthplace in Rioja and can also give the best quality here. The range covers 3 wines in which Viñas de Gain forms their base wine. This wine is the great example of the best Rioja wines and is often used as a reference point. Without a doubt the best quality wine for its price !!
For Pagos Viejos , only the best grapes from the old vineyards are selected, which come from the best terroirs from all over Rioja. It is therefore no wonder that this wine is a true explosion of fruit, structure and elegant tannins. This wine owes the perfect balance to the 14-month oak barrel aging. A superior Grandes Añadas is only made from this selection in the very largest years.
Viña el Pison comes from a unique piece of land of 2.4 hectares where the subsoil and the location of the vineyard to the sun are exceptional tenors. With an average age of 65, the vines give nothing but the very best, but unfortunately also very limited, making this whopper so unique!
The wines of Artadi do not actually need an introduction, they are among the best in the world. The El Carretil is made from 100% Tempranillo grapes from a small vineyard of 5.3 hectares located on the southeast planted in 1973 in Laguardia at 500 meters altitude. The wine has been brought up for 14 months in oak barrels. In the glass the Artadi El Carretil shows an intense purple color. In the nose we smell fennel, licorice, chocolate, sweet spices, creamy oak and a true fruit expression. On the palate this medium to full bodied wine has a tasteful, powerful, meaty and spicy taste with ripe fruit. The Artadi El Carretil has a lively acidity with beautiful tannins. Parker has rated the El Carretil with 94-96 points. Only 5200 bottles were made of the Carretil.
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Winery | Artadi |
| Grape | Tempranillo |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Drinking as of | 2018 |
| Drinking till | 2028 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 96 |
| James Suckling rating | 95 |
| Vinous rating | 94 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 95+
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$180
Drink Date:
2018 - 2024
Shortening the time in oak for the 2014 El Carretil certainly paid back. The oak feels more integrated, as this used to be the oakiest wine in the portfolio. This is a vineyard between Laguardia and La Puebla de Labarca at 500 meters in altitude, a south-facing amphitheater with 17% active limestone, a lot higher than the average in the zone. It generates fresh, stony wines with chalky tannins. This is linear, serious and concentrated, with tannins that cling to your teeth. This should be phenomenal with some more time in bottle. It always has more acidity, a lower pH. Long and deep. In a hierarchy, I'd place the limestone-rich El Carretil second after El Pisón. This could be an elegant version of the 2009, with a lot more freshness but the same structure. Will this change with the new wines from 2016? 5,300 bottles produced.
This was my first visit to Artadi since they left the Rioja appellation of origin. The wines are bottled as Vino de España, even though all their grapes grow within the Rioja limits. They work 80 hectares of vineyards mainly in their village, Laguardia, and neighboring Elvillar. They age their wines in some 800 barrels and each vintage gives them some 400,000 bottles to sell. I tasted the 2014, 2015 and 2016 vintages. The 2016s are still unbottled, mainly because 2016 is a year of big change, but I wanted to bring you the information sooner rather than later. So, there are new wines in 2016 from Artadi! The 2014 vintage has more structure, wines for long aging in bottle (they are a bit closed now, but they benefit from decanting). 2015 has more fruit without the tannic structure of 2014, more accessible with rounder tannins, expressive and gentle, very clean and defined. 2016 was a big crop in the zone, producing more ethereal wines but with lots of depth, an improved version of 2008 with high acidity. In 2016 they lowered the time in oak. The wines were taken out of barrel when malolactic finished, some eight months in the case of this vintage, because malolactic is slow. In 2015 they had already started trying to have less time in barrel, but the big change is in 2016.
Artadi has left the Rioja appellation. That's big news. For now, the idea to bottle village wines from the 2014 vintage onward has been put on hold, as the names of the villages are 'owned' by the appellation. But they have discontinued Pagos Viejos, with most of those grapes going to the 2014 Viñas de Gaín; and they will bottle between 1,000 and 2,000 bottles of a different 'Pagos Viejos' to sell exclusively at the winery for the people who visit them to have access to something exclusive. They will also have a small amount of white under the name Pagos Viejos using the white grapes found intermixed in the old vineyards. They also intend to produce a new single vineyard plot (Ribaltallo), situated on very sandy and stony soils above Contino that Juan Carlos López de Lacalle planted some ten years ago, and there is also a small parcel of old vines. At the time of my tasting the 2014s had no labels, but they will most likely say only Álava-Spain. The 2013s are still under the Rioja appellation. The 2014s were in tank ready to be bottled (the bottling was delayed because they found a problem with some corks), with the sulfur adjusted and everything else ready. Even though I don't like unbottled samples, as I often find oxidative aromas, I decided to taste them because the next article on Rioja will be in some 16 months' time when I should retaste them bottled and with some bottle age together with the 2015s. On a completely different note, they have recently purchased an important wine importing and distribution business that brings to Spain wines from many of the members of L’Académie Internationale du Vin, of which López de Lacalle is a member himself; and they have also started selling direct to final customers under the name Abó & Lacalle. At the same time, they have created their own importing company in the US, Artadi USA Importers. Lots of changes for Artadi.
Published: Feb 28, 2018
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James Suckling
ARTADI ÁLAVA EL CARRETIL 2014
Monday, July 24, 2017
CountrySpain
RegionÁlava
Vintage2014
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Score
95
Extremely floral with chalk and bone character undertones. Dark fruits. Full body, tight and chewy with an extravagant mouthfeel. Lovely austerity.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Vinous
94
Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
From: The Many Facets of Rioja (Nov 2015)
Opaque ruby. Vibrant smoke- and mineral-tinged black raspberry, cherry-cola, Indian spice and vanilla scents show wonderful clarity and lift. Intense red and dark berry preserve flavors reach every corner of the palate, picking up a sexy floral note with aeration. Rich yet vibrant Rioja with outstanding finishing thrust, great persistence and smooth tannins that build slowly and harmoniously.
- By Josh Raynolds on September 2015
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In the medieval village of Laguardia, the future of La Rioja has developed in the cellars of Artadi. Without a doubt, this masterpiece is thanks to the brilliant and creative work of Juan Carlos López, who is assisted today by his son Carlos.
When Juan Carlos made the cooperative into an independent 'bodega' in 1992, he had been in charge of it for 7 years. His vision was revolutionary and completely flattened Rioja, but in no time he managed to make the best of wines from Spain, which immediately conquered the whole world. The short cuts in the vineyards with very small yields as a result, and the use of French oak barrels were just some of his innovative ideas. Even more important was the early bottling of his wines, in contrast to the traditional riojas, which were sometimes stored on large wooden 'foudres' for up to 10 years. With this he also deliberately stepped aside from the Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva classification.
All wines in their range are made exclusively from the Tempranillo grape which has its birthplace in Rioja and can also give the best quality here. The range covers 3 wines in which Viñas de Gain forms their base wine. This wine is the great example of the best Rioja wines and is often used as a reference point. Without a doubt the best quality wine for its price !!
For Pagos Viejos , only the best grapes from the old vineyards are selected, which come from the best terroirs from all over Rioja. It is therefore no wonder that this wine is a true explosion of fruit, structure and elegant tannins. This wine owes the perfect balance to the 14-month oak barrel aging. A superior Grandes Añadas is only made from this selection in the very largest years.
Viña el Pison comes from a unique piece of land of 2.4 hectares where the subsoil and the location of the vineyard to the sun are exceptional tenors. With an average age of 65, the vines give nothing but the very best, but unfortunately also very limited, making this whopper so unique!