**92pts, Wine & Spirits - Year's Best US Chardonnays Issue
**90pts, Wine Enthusiast - Best of the Year Issue, December 2017
Founded in 1991 by Spain’s oldest winemaking family, Codorníu Raventós, at sea-facing hillside in the Napa Valley, with rocky soils and a favorable costal climate, Artesa Esate is here to create the create the next generation of estate-grown, artisan wines upon a 460-year winemaking legacy. Catalan for “handcrafted”, Artesa has become a leading producer of distinctive wines from the varietals for which Los Carneros and Napa Valley are best known: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.