Artadi Valdegines Alava, Spain 2023 Limnio Today the aromas and flavors

Today the aromas and flavors are naturally quite primary

juicy palate of blueberries and blackcurrants

a little aloof at the moment

great freshness and good acidity

Artadi Valdegines Alava, Spain 2023 Limnio Today the aromas and flavorsI tasted an unbottled sample of the 2023 Valdegins from vines planted between 1982 and 1989, part on a slope on soft sandstone and part in a terrace with deeper and cooler soils. Malolactic and aging were in 600 liter barrels, and the wine spent the second winter in oak foudres. This is a textbook example of the 2023s here, with a riper nose but a finer boned palate and lower alcohol than in 2022 and with the elegance and minerality of Laguardia. 97