Artuke, Rioja, 2024
A joyful, fruit-forward Rioja made in a juicy, semi-carbonic style and aged for six months in concrete. Fresh, fragrant and light on its feet, with crunchy red berries and sour cherries alongside notes of rose petal and Tempranillo spice. The palate is juicy and velvety, with a vibrant, irresistibly drinkable freshness.
critic reviews
The eponymous 2024 Artuke is a juicy and tasty carbonic maceration red, a modern rendition of the classical "cosechero" wines. It is perfumed, aromatic and heady, with aromas of bubble gum and flowers and a velvety palate with almost unnoticeable tannins. It's a young and unoaked Tempranillo with some 5% white Viura grapes from the village of Banos de Ebro and was kept in concrete until it was bottled. 80,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2024. This is a bargain to buy by the truckload and drink unashamedly.