The Artuke aim is simple: to make vibrant wines expressive of the village, uncluttered by oak, extraction or other artifice. The brothers farm organically and their elevated, cool climate vineyards produce wonderfully bright versions of Rioja." Importer Notes
Rioja's traditional Gran Reservas have long been admired for their intricate complexity, but a new movement by small growers like Artuke is making waves. These vintners are spotlighting Rioja's diverse terroir-driven wines, celebrating ancient vineyards and unexplored areas. Artuke earned acclaim, with their 2020 Rioja 'La Condenada' achieving a rare perfect score of 100 points from Tim Atkins MW in the 2023 Rioja Report – the first-ever for a Rioja red wine. The catch: these outstanding wines are produced, and therefore available, in tiny quantities.
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"From 40-50 year old vines of Viura, Malvasía, & Palomino Fino. Hand harvested, destemmed, and pressed into stainless steel tank for fermentation then aged on lees for 10 months, half in concrete and half in 500 litre French oak barrel. Clean pale yellow; elegant and complex with apple, citrus, flowers and minerality shining through." Importer Notes
Arturo and Kike de Miguel’s grandfather planted the vines in the 1950s, though other farmers of the day thought he was mad to work such a difficult, rock-strewn slope when so much land was available on the flat plains of the Rioja Valley floor. Sixty years later however, this single parcel is consistently producing some of the finest examples of terroir-focused wine in the region.
Made with 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano, Finca de Los Locos is black-fruited, decidedly cool climate and massively over delivers for the price."
It's position against the mountains means it's the last ripening, coldest site, and usually produces the highest acidity wine. It's soils are also completely inundated with big chunks of limestone that have made their way down the mountains in the preceding centuries, luckily though, and one of the reasons this site is so unique is that sits on a spur line, mean the water that runs off the mountain side is diverted to the side of Paso las Manas - had the vineyard been planted 200 meters to the side, the run off from the mountains would have made it a super high yielding but terrible quality site. As it is, even at this young age, it looks as if it could become one of the top cru's of Rioja."