Artuke, El Escolladero Vintage:2022 (92-94)/2034+

(92-94)/2034+

purely defined fruits with grainy-textured tannins and lip-smacking acidity

This is the first vintage in the estate’s history to include four grape varieties – 48% Cabernet Sauvignon

For all of its unusually advanced sense of ripeness for a Kabinett

(from a mix of vines that range from 60 to 80+ years of age

Artuke, El Escolladero Vintage:2022 (92-94)/2034+El Escolladero is a vineyard planted in 1950 in the village of balos at 660 meters in altitude. As with most reds, I tasted two vintages of it, 2021 and 2022. 2022 was a very warm and dry year, and the 2022 El Escolladero is slightly higher in alcohol than the 2021 at 14. 1%, but the sensation is of higher ripeness. It's a little more rustic, with darker fruit and some hints of licorice and crushed stones. The palate is full bodied, with abundant