Artadi Grandes Anadas - 1998 (750ml) Napa Valley A brilliant effort in the

A brilliant effort in the vintage

The 1985 behaved in this manner when young

Ripe and intense aromas of strawberries and blackberries with hints of black ink

A distinctly menthol-infused nose speaks of red and black pinot fruit

This rite of passage could not be made clearer than when you taste the 2010 base Brunello di Montalcino next to the 2009 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Ripe al Convento

Artadi Grandes Anadas - 1998 (750ml) Napa Valley A brilliant effort in theAt the top of the Artadi hierarchy is this limited production cuvees. Grandes Anadas is a majestic, age worthy Rioja that may well be the single greatest wine made in that appellation. The 1998 Grandes Anades (100% Tempranillo from 70 100 year old vines) has only been made twice in the last seven years, 1994 and 1998. It is tannic and highly extracted, with lots of body. It is a broodingly backward, formidable wine with amazing concentration, purity,