Type | Red wine |
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Region | Wines without GI (Spain) |
Grapes | |
Producer | |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 14.5% |

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Spec sheet
The wine
Valdeginés is one of Bodegas Artadi's parcel wines. The grapes used in its making come from an organically poor vineyard, with calcareous-clay soil and lightly compacted. Their 7 east-facing hectares lose the sun's rays towards midday, and taking into consideration the Laguardia estate lies at an altitude of 600 metres, it goes a long way to explaining the elegance and expressiveness of its fruit.
As in all Artadi vineyards, viticultural tasks follow clearly-defined organic principles that preserve the environment thanks to the absence of pesticides and herbicides. The grapes reward their pickers with a mere 4,000 kg/ha, and the clusters are gathered by hand with special care and placed into small 15-kg crates. Afterwards, the grapes are pressed twice a day for about two weeks whilst undergoing alcoholic fermentation; the malolactic and subsequent 12 months of ageing take place in new French oak barrels.
Behind every cork you'll find a clear-cut, restrained and structured wine, that at first seems shy but which gradually begins to raise the tempo until it turns into a seductive melody. Its tannins are tough but well-integrated, and its initial defiant tone soon reveals a beautiful structure directed by a vibrant acidity; there emerge the now classic earthy and liquorice aromas, which we usually find in Artadi wines, accompanied by a woodland raspberry and strawberry freshness, spices, and the elegant austerity found in very fine wines. It's precise and expressive both on the palate and on the nose, and its perfect balance between fruit and oak bodes a great future.
Ratings and awards
2023 | 94-95 PK |
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2022 | 94 PK |
2021 | 94+ PK |
2020 | 94 PK |
2019 | 94 PK |
2018 | 94+ PK |
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker and Parker
The 2022 Valdeginés comes from a warm and dry year and fermented in open-top oak vats and matured in barrels and nine months in demi-muids. However, the wine has more freshness than expected, and the nose comes through as fresher than that of the 2023 I tasted next to it. This vineyard has an east exposure and soil with a higher percentage of clay, with limestone one meter down that gives it punch. It has very fine, chalky tannins. Like many 2022s, it finished in the higher part of the estimated window last year. 14,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2024.
The 2019 Valdeginés comes from an east-facing plot of five hectares opposite La Poza de Ballesteros. The plot was planted 35 to 40 years ago at 600 meters in altitude in the village of Laguardia, and it gets the morning sun. 2019 is a fresh and fruit-driven vintage. Despite the warmth of the year and the lack of water, it has ripe fruit. And it has 14.65% alcohol and mellow acidity, but the palate is not heavy; it's quite fluid. It's harmonious and with very fine and round tannins. A gentle and elegant Valdeginés with lots of licorice, which seems to be the character of the year. The wines are quite approachable and ready in general, but this overdelivers. 20,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2021.
Customer reviews
Muy rico
Cómo siempre, o cómo casi siempre Artadi no falla. Gran vino, al igual que el resto de vinos de pago que elaboran. El único pero... que si quieres disfrutar de ellos hay que rascarse el bolsillo.
5
Extraordinario. No me parecía fácil pero en magnum gana. Probablemente el mejor Artadi. Profundo con bastante fruta y largo.
Tempranillo fuori da la Rioja
Il tempranillo è un vitigno fantastico e potente. Si esprime al meglio anche fuori da certi territori vocati. L’enologo ha la capacità di far uscire tutta la sua potenzialità
Vinazo
Un vino redondo, muy rico. Es una buena oportunidad de probar un buen vino de esta bodega a un precio razonable.
Un gran vino, lástima del precio
Hay que reconocer que la bodega Ardati nunca falla, es un vino excelente el unico pero es su precio.
The winery
Artadi

Bodegas Artadi is, in fact, the name by which the Cosecheros Alaveses cooperative is known, a well-orchestrated project that started up in 1985, in which several vine-growing associates became involved to show that cosechero (young red) wine could also prove to be great wine. They were successful, with their cosecheros and all the other wines they have added to their catalogue. During the 1990s, under the direction of Juan Carlos López de Lacalle, the winery saw its prestige...
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