Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025
When French know-how meets New Zealand terroir
"Crafted from vines planted on a mix of galets roulés and safres
There is intricate fruit layering with cherry
this kind of parcel separation is critical to producing a wine of exceptional quality
Artadi El Carretil 2021 (1.5L) Piedmont Anticipated maturity: 2010-202595 97 Points The Wine Advocate, Luis Gutirrez The nose of the 2021 El Carretil is an explosion of flowers; it's aromatic, perfumed, open, expressive and super elegant, clean, nuanced and showy. It has a seamless palate with very fine tannins, ethereal, with lots of energy and light. This has to be the finest vintage of El Carretil to date. Today, this hits the bull's eye. Bravo! 5,300 bottles were filled in May 2023. I tasted the bottled 2021s from