La Poza de Ballesteros

In the glass

Aroma: black cherry, plum, violet, graphite, spice

Palate: dark fruit, firm tannin, mineral, savoury

Another of Artadi's single-vineyard old-vine Tempranillos, this plot giving a slightly darker, more structured wine with the house's mineral signature.

What it pairs with

• Venison loin
  Dark game meets the wine's structured dark fruit.
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  Char-grilled beef frames the firm tannin.
• Aged Manchego
  Hard cheese balances the mineral structure.

History

La Poza de Ballesteros is a named single-vineyard Tempranillo in Artadi's site-driven range.

1. 2002 — La Poza de Ballesteros established as a single-vineyard bottling

Facts

Producer

Artadi

Grapes

Tempranillo (100%)

Classification

Vino de Espana (formerly DOCa Rioja, left 2015)

Oak

Around 14 to 16 months in French oak

ABV

14.5%

Price

EUR 50 to 85 at retail

Drinking window

6 to 20 from vintage

First vintage

2002

Scores

• Tim Atkin 94 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2021)

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