2020 Artuke Paso Las Manas Rioja

2020 Artuke Paso Las Manas Rioja

2020 Artuke Paso Las Manas Rioja Their grow is based on recuperating abandoned vineyards, and making new single vineyard wines. Impressive keeping in mind the age of the vineyard. The wine has incredible aromatics, blew me away. Has the classic power matched with elegance with serious complexity  It has a very lively palate that is effervescent with freshness and chalky minerality, leaving a dry sensation that is very tasty. All of their plots are organic and head-pruned in the traditional way, but vines in Paso Las Mañas had to be trained because the wind, which blows relentlessly, ruined 300 plants in the second year.

We have a limited one shot at this great wine at this rock bottom price. Artuke is a small family run winery in Rioja Alavesa on the banks of the Ebro river. Today the winery is run by brothers Arturo and Kike Miguel. The winery’s name “Artuke” is a blended version of the brothers’ names. Arturo Miguel is the winemaker and he has become an important and influential force in Rioja, the country’s most historically famous region. Not only for the world class wines he makes but for rejecting the confines of Rioja’s classification system. When we think of Rioja, we think of Crianza; Reserva and Gran Reserva classifications. Most growers in rioja sell their grapes to the big houses. Arturo decided to break these norms and rather focus on the best possible quality he could make. Very much like the Super Tuscans of Italy, these wines could be considered Super Riojas. Its all about the making the best possible wine, period! Their focus is to capture the purest, most vivid expressions possible of the extraordinary terroirs they work, clustered around the towns of Baños de Ebro, Ábalos, San Vicente de Sonsierra and Samaniego, all north of the Ebro River. All wines come from calcareous sandstone (similar in structure and mineral makeup to sandstones from Barolo and Barbaresco).Today’s wine is a great expression of what they have achieved. The Artuke Paso Las Manas Rioja 2020 is a magnificent wine that we are able to offer you at a huge 40% savings with massive scores: 95pts Parker’s WA and 95pts Tim Atkins. Save your money and take advantage!