2021 | Artadi La Poza de Ballesteros | Álava Cattleya Wines This has a firmish overall

This has a firmish overall feel with sturdy tannins

Full bodied and very complex with mouth watering acidity

licorice and violet are set into a wall of compact tannins that slowly crumbles to expose a spicy

The fruit returns very nicely right at the back

The aromas are brooding

2021 | Artadi La Poza de Ballesteros | Álava Cattleya Wines This has a firmish overallSuch a brood of youthful black cherries with white pepper, minerals, chalk and iodine on the nose. Really fine, crumbled tannins on the palate, giving it linearity and expressiveness. Such precision and elegance for this vintage with an iron fist of silky tannins. This is even better than the 2020 vintage if you appreciate details and finesse over power and verticality. 99 Pts James Suckling