2022 ARTUKE Rioja
Rioja Spain
13.5%
Red
Viura, Tempranillo.
It's Rioja Jim, but not as we know it! Partial carbonic maceration to promote the bright primary fruitiness of the Tempranillo, raspberry and juicy cherry, sappy and bright, with a thirst quenching tang. There's some lov...(read more)
L&S2020 RIOJA Pies Negros Crianza Artuke
Rioja Spain
14%
Red
Graciano, Tempranillo.
Pies Negros showcases the village of Ábalos, using a series of parcels planted between 1920 and 2010. Marrying Tempranillo with 10% Graciano, it's a deeply coloured, higher altitude style with lots of chalky miner...(read more)
Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com2021 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.com2021 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)
L&S2020 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.com2022 TRASCUEVAS Blanco Artuke
Rioja Spain
13%
White
Malvasía Riojana (Alarije), Viura, Palomino.
Certified Organic