Artadi Quintanilla 2022

Quintanilla, from Elvillar, is usually quite ripe, and the bottled 2022 Quintanilla is darker and feels riper than the 2023 sample I tasted next to it. This vineyard very rich in limestone, and the vigor is limited and tends toward stress, which happened in 2022. It has some slightly dusty tannins and is not as round or ripe as other plots with marked chalkiness from the limestone in the soils. It has 14.68% alcohol and a pH of 3.65. There are 4,000 bottles of this. It was bottled in June 2024. (Luis Guitérrez)

Aromas of warm stones, iodine, chalk, deep red plums and some cherry ice cream. Dainty on the palate, with a medium to full body and masses of chalky tannins. Quite structured and long. Alcohol is beautifully tucked up. Drink or hold.