
2023 ARTUKE Rioja
Rioja Spain
13.5%
Red
Tempranillo, Viura.
Certified Organic
Back in the early 1990s, this carbonic maceration blend of Tempranillo and 5% Viura was the only wine that the De Miguel family made. Foot-trodden and fermented in concrete, it's just a wonderful drink, busting with arom...(read more)
Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com
2021 RIOJA Pies Negros Crianza Artuke
Rioja Spain
14%
Red
Graciano, Tempranillo.
Certified Organic
Finer and more fragrant than the 2020 release, Pies Negros is a cuvée of Tempranillo and 15% Graciano from vineyards between 600 and 650 metres in Ábalos. Matured in older oak, it has subtle, stony reductio...(read more)
Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com
2021 FINCA DE LOS LOCOS RIOJA Artuke
Rioja Spain
14%
Red
Graciano, Tempranillo.
Certified Organic
Finca de Los Locos is a single, 2.8 hectare parcel in Baños Ebro, planted in 1981 with bush vines of Tempranillo, 20% Graciano and 2% Viura. There is lots of limestone in this sandy vineyard which leaves the wine...(read more)
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2020 RIOJA Paso Las Mañas Crianza Artuke
Rioja Spain
14%
Red
Graciano, Tempranillo.
Certified Organic
Anyone who argues that you need old vines to make a great wine in Rioja, or elsewhere, needs to visit Paso Las Mañas, which was planted in 2013 at an extreme 720 metres in Samaniego. Mountain herb aromas are a pre...(read more)
Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com
2022 TRASCUEVAS Blanco Artuke
Rioja Spain
13%
White
Palomino, Malvasía Riojana (Alarije), Viura.
Certified Organic
The only white wine in Arturo de Miguel's world-class line up is an unusual blend of Viura and 5% each of Malvasía and Palomino. Fermented and aged in a combination of concrete and old barrels, it’s fresh, focused...(read more)
Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com