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San Lazaro, Bodegas Artadi 2020

RegionSpain
Subregion Spain > Rioja
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyTempranillo

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Tasting Notes

I was looking forward to the bottled version of the 2020 San Lázaro, my favorite of the "new" single-vineyard bottlings from a plot that previously contributed to the Pagos Viejos. The sample I tasted last time showed big bones and a slim structure, an ethereal wine that was long and floral, spicy and fresh. In 2020, they used a little bit of white grapes, and there's even more in 2021, when they decided to systematically use 2% to 4% of white grapes in the vineyards where the grapes are interplanted with the Tempranillo. This wine has finesse and is slender and delicate, with something ethereal about it, quite open and a little more advanced, with some unexpected toasty notes. Here, the majority of barrels were 500-liter ones (three 500-liter and two 225-liter barrels). 2,000 bottles were filled in June 2021.

95+
Luis Gutierrez, RobertParker.com (22), February 2023
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