Cellar for up to 8 years. No need to decant before serving.

Artadi was originally founded by 13 winemaking families who came together in 1985 to pool their resources and make high quality wines from their vineyards in Laguardia in Rioja. It was later purchased by Juan Carlos López de Lacalle and has a well-deserved reputation for refined and elegant wines from the Rioja region.

In 1996 Artadi expanded their reach to the Navarra region following a request by a friend of Juan Carlos who was looking for a good quality Spanish Garnacha to sell in the United States. Their Pasos de San Martin has been produced since 2011 after the purchase of a 12 hectare vineyard in the village of San Martín de Unx planted with 35 year old Garnacha bush vines at some 600 metres of altitude.

Conditions here are excellent for making good quality Garnacha thanks to the sunny summer days balanced by cooler nights. The grapes are harvested by hand and vinified in open stainless steel tanks followed by 12 months of maturation in oak barrels. The result is a balanced and elegant red with luscious notes of strawberry, red cherry and plums along with hints of violets, dried herbs and spice from the oak ageing.