2018 Artadi El Seque (Alicante)

Superb elegance here; this is Monastrell (Mourvedre), but not as you know it, with gossamer tannin and a rounded, supple palate. Red fruit, with a touch of plum and dark spice, lovely and fresh. It will be very interesting to see how this ages - the structure is there for the long term, but this is very good to drink now. (JH 08/04/22)
Producer
Artadi
Origin
Alicante, Valencia, Spain - other, Spain SPAIN
Colour
red
Wine Style
dry
Dominant Grape
Mourvedre/Mataro
Closure Style
cork
Maturity
drink or keep
Bottle Size
75cl
Case Quantity
6
Alcohol
14.5%
Wine Score
94 points, Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com, Jan 2021

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2018 Artadi El Seque (Alicante)

Media Reviews

Luis Gutierrez

The only wine I tasted from the winery in Alicante from Artadi was the red 2018 El Sequé, as the 2017 weather didn`t allow them to produce the sweet wine. This is pure Monastrell from organically farmed vines at 600 meters in altitude on sandy and clay soils. The wine went through malolactic and aged for 12 months in 500-liter French oak barrels. It was a very difficult year with lots of rain, which decimated the yields. The wine is finer, more delicate, less Mediterranean with more fruit and quite approachable. It`s certainly lighter than your average Mediterranean Monastrell, quite ethereal. It has very good freshness and very fine tannins. It has very clean and focused flavors with very good freshness. I like this vintage very much, but it was at the cost of production. In 2018, they only produced 20,000 bottles. It was bottled in July 2020. 94 points

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