- Artadi’s entry-level ‘village wine’ of the village of Laguardia
- 100% Tempranillo vinified in open-top wooden vats
- 12-month elevage in 225L French barriques
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Spain
Region:
La Rioja
Appellation:
Vino de Espana
Variety:
Tempranillo
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-ART-01-22 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
93
Date
2025-02-27
"Vi¤as de Gain is a Tempranillo that uses Tempranillo grapes from 20 parcels with an average age of 50 years. Egagingly pure and aromatic, it's a wine that shows no sign of the heat of the vintage, with fine, scented French and Austrian oak, pomegranate and wild strawberry fruit, racy acidity and caressing tannings. 2026-2032"
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2025-02-27
"The entry-level red 2022 Vi¤as de Ga¡n Tinto comes from a dry and very warm year when they started picking on September 15. As in previous years, it contains a small percentage of white grapes, 2% to 4% Viura. It fermented in stainless steel and matured in 225-, 500- and 600-liter barrels for one winter (about 10 months) and a further year in stainless steel and oak foudre. Tasted next to the 2023, this looks paler and more delicate. It is medium-bodied, fine-grained and tasty. 45,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2023. Starting this year, the plots that used to be bottled separately as a collector's range now go to Vi¤as de Ga¡n, which wants to be the new Pagos Viejos."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2023-08-09
"Blueberries, violets and spice with a tartness to the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and peachy undertones to the dark fruits, such as blackberries and raspberries. From organically grown grapes. Drink now."
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2024-02-29
"The entry-level red 2021 Vi¤as de Ga¡n is the new era for this wine, as they are in the process of increasing the quality and reducing volumes. Vineyards like Villalba, San Mart¡n, Carralaguardia, Santa Cecilia or La Laguna, which were before bottled separately and sold to collectors directly at the winery, are now contributing to this blend, which has the ambition; and they have stopped using other vineyards, the lower ones, closer to the Ebro River, where there's more ripeness, that they sell in bulk, and in the future they might sell the grapes. The wine is ripe but elegant, which is, I think, a good definition of the Artadi style. This year feels very complete; they have gained in complexity, finesse and character. Starting in 2021, they also add 2% to 4% white Viura to all the reds. 65,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2022."
2020
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2023-01-03
"Top 100 Value Wines of 2022"
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2023-02-28
"The young red 2020 Vi¤as de Ga¡n was produced with Tempranillo grapes from different vineyards in Laguardia and Elvillar at 450 to 700 meters in altitude. It fermented in oak and stainless steel vats followed by malolactic in barrel and an ,levage in barrel for eight months. This is a blend from some 20 vineyards at various altitudes, keeping the older ones to produce a wine that has complexity and depth, the expression of Tempranillo in Laguardia and Elvillar. It is approachable and pleasant but with complexity and depth. It has ripeness and richness without excess. 70,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2022."
2019
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2022-09-13
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2021-12-30
2018
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2021-09-07
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2021-01-21