Artadi La Hoya 2023

Artadi La Hoya 2023 is a single-vineyard red made by the prestigious Artadi in Elvillar de Álava (Rioja Alavesa). It stands out for its elegance and purity, the result of organic viticulture and a specific terroir of deep clay soils.

The Wine Advocate
RP 95

Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez

The bottled 2023 La Hoya is quite serious and harmonious. It spent its first winter in 500- and 600-litre barrels and its second in a 4,000-litre oak foudre. The nose is quite subtle and a little shy, with finesse. The upper part of the plot is sandy, while the lower part has more silt; the combination gives the wine fruit and structure. It also has lots of limestone and is very balanced. It's medium-bodied and extremely elegant and delicate. It's now showing much better than expected. 5,232 bottles were produced. It was bottled in May 2025. This and El Carretil may be the highlights of 2023.

Published: 12 March 2026

With 95 points from James Suckling, Artadi La Hoya 2023 stands out as a wine of great precision and balance, especially remarkable given the challenges of the vintage.

In the glass it's expressive and elegant, with lively aromas of wild berries such as blackberry and blueberry, wrapped in subtle floral notes of violet and a light spicy touch recalling white pepper and sweet spices. On the palate it stands out for its purity and freshness, with fine, chalky, very well-integrated tannins giving structure without weight. Despite its depth, it keeps a sense of lightness and flow, with an agile, harmonious profile. The finish is long and persistent, marked by a delicate saline minerality that invites another sip.

Overall, it's a wine that faithfully conveys the character of its terroir, combining classic elegance with a modern, refined expression, and is seen as one of the great successes of the 2023 vintage.