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The Summer 2017 Auction
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Estimate: $325
2cm, lightly scuffed labels.
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"Senor Lopez de Lacalle says of the 1998 El Pison, “it is ripe but sometimes the tannin is more evident, a very well defined tannin, more structured”. After a decade in the bottle, it is displaying a lovely, complex, room-filling bouquet. While more structured than the 2004 and 2007, it still is a silky offering with loads of flavor that appeals to both the intellect and the senses . . . . No visit to Rioja would be complete without a visit to Artadi and maestro Juan Carlos Lopez de Lacalle . . . . The El Pison comes from a single Tempranillo vineyard planted in 1945 on pure limestone."
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"Senor Lopez de Lacalle says of the 1998 El Pison, “it is ripe but sometimes the tannin is more evident, a very well defined tannin, more structured”. After a decade in the bottle, it is displaying a lovely, complex, room-filling bouquet. While more structured than the 2004 and 2007, it still is a silky offering with loads of flavor that appeals to both the intellect and the senses . . . . No visit to Rioja would be complete without a visit to Artadi and maestro Juan Carlos Lopez de Lacalle . . . . The El Pison comes from a single Tempranillo vineyard planted in 1945 on pure limestone."
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Spain has the largest area under vine of any country and a deep tradition of oak-aged reds. Tempranillo-based wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, alongside Priorat's Garnacha and Carinena, anchor its fine-wine reputation.
Spain's most famous region, producing Tempranillo-based reds traditionally aged in American oak. Its wines are known for savory complexity, silky texture and graceful evolution over decades.
Spain's premier red-wine appellation, producing Tempranillo-based blends aged in oak and classified by aging as Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva.
Spain's noble red grape, producing structured, savory wines of red fruit and leather that respond beautifully to oak aging in Rioja and Ribera del Duero.