LA CONDENADA

2015 Bodegas y Viñedos Artuke

Grapes Graciano, Tempranillo
Colour Red
Origin Spain, Rioja
ABV 14%

Rescued from neglect – hence its name, The Condemned – this is a Tempranillo-led field blend planted in 1920. It's intense, ferrous and beautifully poised, with layers of mint, cassis, aniseed and blackberry and blueberry fruit. (Tim Atkin) Drinking range: 2020 - 2035 Rating: 97 Decanter Magazine (Feb 2018)


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The last of the single-vineyard bottlings, the 2015 La Condenada comes from a plot in Baños de Ebro at 530 meters in altitude on sandy and sandstone soils. Like all the old vineyards (this was planted in the 1920s), this is a field blend, mostly Tempranillo but with maybe 20% from a myriad of other varieties like Graciano, Garnacha, Palomino Fino, etc. The vineyard had been semi-abandoned until they took over in 2012. Each year the plants behave better. As with other small-production reds, it matured in 600-liter oak barrels. The sandy soils tend to deliver more elegant wines, and there are more floral notes here. It's subtle, elegant, balanced, fresh and lively. Drinking range: 2018 - 2030 Rating: 94 Luis Gutierrez, www.robertparker.com (Feb 2018)

Fragrant black fruits on the nose. Dense but not heavy on the palate due to a lively acidity that also pushes the finish out towards the horizon. Better from 2019. Rating: 94 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jan 2018)

Artuke

These wines from Rioja are rooted firmly in their terroir. Artuke is all about small scale, biodynamic production: twenty two hectares of vines spread over thirty two plots between the stunning, hilly villages of Baños de Ebro and Abalos on the upper terrace of the river Ebro in La Rioja Alta, Northern Spain. Artuke is run by the family of Miguel Blanco, who have been working the land in this Northern part of Rioja Alavesa for over a century. Now, the helm is taken by Miguel's two sons Arturo and Kike de Miguel which as you might guess, is where the name 'Artuke' is derived from. The aim of the brothers has been this: To create a new and individual wine which still respects the history of the wine region and of their family wine tradition. The result: A thoroughly modern style of Rioja, but not heavily extracted or heavily wooded in style.

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