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Artuke
Artuke, El Escolladero
Red from Rioja, Spain
SKU: 202021-ES07011
Alcohol Volume: 14%
$130.00 $115.00
Grape
Graciano
Tempranillo
Tasting Note
The 2020 El Escolladero and the La Condenada feel more backward than the rest of the 2020s. This comes from a zone known as El Meadero (not a very nice name in Spanish, I wouldn't bother putting it on the label), from a 0.95-hectare plot on clay and limestone soils in the village of Ábalos that was planted in 1950 at 660 meters in altitude. It's one of their single-vineyard bottlings, produced with 85% Tempranillo and the rest Graciano that ripened thoroughly to 14.1% alcohol, delivering a powerful and elegant wine. It is concentrated and balanced, still young and a little marked by the élevage in 600-liter oak foudres for 12 months. 1,424 bottles were filled in January 2022. Wine's Advocate
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Artuke
Artuke is run by the family of Miguel Blanco, who have been working the land in the Northern part of the Rioja Alavesa for over a century. The wines are rooted firmly in their terroir and the winery philosophy is all about small scale, biodynamic production. With 22 hectares of vines spread over 32 plots; between the hilly villages of Baños de Ebro and Abalos on the upper terrace of the river Ebro in La Rioja Alta, this highly acclaimed winery creates individualistic wines that respect the history of their region and of their family wine tradition. The result is a thoroughly modern style of Rioja that is not heavily extracted or heavily wooded in style.
