Artadi | Rioja | San Lazaro | 2022 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Artadi San Lazaro 2022 (bio)

Among the many wineries that have become known far beyond Rioja since the 1980s, Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi occupy a special position. Artadi is among the region’s top wineries, producing wines that have come from purely organic vineyards, now also biodynamically cultivated, since the 1980s. In 1985, several families joined together to form a cooperative, but they disagreed, so two of the families, Lacalle and Laorden, took over the winery. The re-establishment in 1992 marked the beginning of Artadi’s consistent rise. This also included leaving the Rioja Winegrowers’ Association, which is why the term “Rioja” is no longer found on wine labels. Artadi is one of the region’s best wineries, cultivating a more modern style. This is also due to the fact that it owns some of the best sites in Rioja, with vineyards like El Pisón and others.

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Wine Advocate

Score: 97

The bottled 2022 San Lázaro delivers all that the unbottled sample last year promised (and more!). There’s always an ethereal character here, an elegance and stony, chalky minerality that I like very much. It’s not a shy wine at 14.6% alcohol, with a pH of 3.59 and 4.89 grams of acidity, and it’s medium-bodied and elegant, with lots of finesse and very chalky and fine tannins. This vineyard has shallow soils, similar to El Pisón but with more sand. It’s a strong contender for best wine after El Pisón. They filled 4,000 bottles in June 2024.
Luis Gutiérrez

Vinous

Score: 95

The 2022 San Lázaro was sourced from a sandy amphitheater. Purple in hue, it opens with expressive notes of plum and cherry—both fresh and ripe—alongside hints of lavender and orange peel. On the palate, it’s leaner than other bottlings, but offers flavor, texture and gentle grip. This is a more front-loaded expression than other years, with fine tannins and a clean, well-defined profile.
— Joaquín Hidalgo
Drinking window: 2024 – 2040
Review date: May 2025

Producer website: https://artadi.com/en/artazu-navarra