Santa Cruz de Artazu Blanco 2018
The garnacha blanca of Juan Carlos López de Lacalle
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Almost forgotten tradition and avant-garde combine in Artazu, the project of the great Juan Carlos López de Lacalle in Navarra. A winery committed to the revival of garnacha through wines with an excellent quality-price ratio, such as Santa Cruz de Artazu Blanco 2018. Pleasant aromas of stone fruit and citrus, mineral and spicy notes, freshness and delicacy on the palate are its calling card.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Garnacha blanca
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Capacity (cl)
75
General Information
Santa Cruz de Artazu Blanco 2018 is the result of the Navarra project by the prestigious winemaker Juan Carlos López de Lacalle, creator of legendary wines like Viña El Pisón 2004, a red wine that made history by achieving 100 Parker points. Santa Cruz de Artazu Blanco is a wine made entirely from garnacha blanca, an indigenous variety characterized by its citrus and mineral aromas (flint, silex) with spicy notes and a well-balanced freshness. A true experience in the glass, with delicate sensations and great subtlety.
In 1996, Artazu emerged in the namesake town in Navarra, with the aim of reviving garnacha, the queen variety of the D.O., in its red and white forms, to produce high-quality wines. To achieve this, the Artadi group has been working since then with old vineyards planted at 450-600 meters altitude, on white clay-limestone soils, with maximum respect for the environment and following the principles of organic viticulture.
For the production of Santa Cruz de Artazu Blanco 2018, a manual harvest of the grapes was carried out in 15 kg boxes, and they underwent a strict selection process of bunches and berries at the winery. After fermentation in oak barrels for six weeks following pressing, the resulting wine was aged for 27 months in stainless steel tanks on its lees, with periodic stirring for aging. The result is a white wine under the D.O. Navarra that pairs perfectly with salads, rice dishes, vegetable tempura, soft cheeses, and all kinds of seafood and fish.
Creators' opinion
Santa Cruz de Artazu Blanco luce un color amarillo pajizo con reflejos dorados. Aromas de fruta de hueso, marcadas notas de cítricos, minerales y sutiles toques especiados. En boca es muy fresco, equilibrado, con paso muy agradable, sutil y delicado.
The winery
In his Navarre project, López de Lacalle revives the emblematic variety of the denomination, Garnacha, for the production of great red wines. The vineyards he works with are located in the heart of Valdizarbe, an area that offers the best climate and soil conditions to produce wines of exceptional quality. Artadi represents the forefront of Spanish wine, a house that has become a benchmark of quality on an international level. In fact, it is one of the five wineries in the entire national history to have received the highest score from guru Robert Parker (100 points out of 100) for one of its wines: Viña el Pisón 2004. A rating that places it on par with the legendary French, Italian, or Californian wines, and that has elevated this winery and its creator, Juan Carlos López de Lacalle, to the Olympus of the Gods. Their wines are very difficult to obtain, sold only through allocations. Since López de Lacalle founded Artadi in 1985 as a cooperative, the trajectory of this Rioja winery has been meteoric. Today, it is an internationally acclaimed winery whose success translates into enormous difficulty in acquiring its wines. The Artazu winery was founded in 1996 in the Alava town of the same name, with the intention of producing single-varietal wines with the traditional variety of the area: Garnacha. The wines of Artazuri come from young vineyards and are fresh and fruity, vibrant and carefree. Another of its attractions is having made the wines of this prestigious Rioja house accessible to the general public. The wines of Artazu offer an excellent quality-price ratio without compromising their magnificent quality.