2020 Artadi Vinas Gain Blanc

The 2020 Artadi "Viñas de Gaín" Blanco is certified organic Viura from high-altitude vineyards in Laguardia and Elvillar at 450–700 meters on calcareous clay — fermented in oak anJust white. Roughly 1,400 cases made.

94, RP - "The only white produced here is the 2020 Viñas de Gaín Blanco, which is balsamic and aromatic, floral and herbaceous, from a fresher and more elegant vintage. It fermented with some skins to give it complexity and volume, but he has reduced the time the wine is in contact with the skins, and this year, the wine finished part of the fermentation in used 600-liter demi-muids and was kept in stainless steel with lees for two years. They have stopped racking the white, and they feel it keeps a livelier character. It has the profile of the traditional Rioja whites with a modern twist, cleaner, more focused and precise. It has a moderate 13% alcohol, a pH of 3.31 and 6.05 grams of sugar, fresh and vibrant. It's beautiful, possibly the best year for the white and a year they think was better for the white than for the reds. Bravo!"