Description
94 Points | The Wine Advocate, Luis Gutiérrez
The village white 2021 Santa Cruz de Artazu Blanco was produced with Garnacha Blanca, a variety that was almost lost. They have two certified organic vineyards. The wine fermented 50/50 in stainless steel and 500-liter French oak barrels, and it had a slow aging of two years and seven months with lees. It has a bright yellow color and an expressive, elegant and nuanced nose of white fruit, flowers, yeasts and nuts, subtle and elegant, with a sense of harmony and delicacy. It has 13% alcohol and a pH of 3.35, denoting medium ripeness and very good freshness, and it's supple, with a long, clean, dry, chalky and precise finish. 3,607 bottles and 20 magnums were filled in May 2024. This is drinking well now but should evolve nicely in bottle.