Artadi El Carretil 2022

El Carretil is often the more minerally, structured and powdery red from Artadi. This wine is al dente, reactive, melted and polished. It is deep with vibrant fruit, and the finish is long and stony with a mineral grip. Tasted twice, once blind against some other single-vineyard bottlings from Artadi, including El Pison. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

As with most of the 2022s, the 2022 El Carretil didn't quite reach the level of the bottled 2021 that I tasted next to it. It showed some toasty notes (this is a wine that seems to take the toast of the barrel more), but apparently, in a few months it should get integrated. This has a lower pH and some reactive tannins, with grip.