Artuke Paso las Mañas 2023 | Rioja

Name: Artuke Paso las Mañas 2023 | Rioja
Brand: Artuke
SKU: 790
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Artuke, DOCa Rioja (Baños de Ebro). Vineyards located in Rioja Alavesa, between Samaniego and Baños de Ebro, at an altitude of between 650 and 700 metres above sea level with a north-south orientation and clay and limestone soils. 100% Tempranillo.

Manual harvest. The grapes are selected on a bunch sorting table, destemmed, and gravity-fed into 12,000-kilogram stainless steel tanks. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation takes place in 500-litre French oak barrels. Aged 12 to 16 months in 500-litre barrels and 35-hectolitre foudres.

Wine Identification
Artuke Paso las Mañas 2023 is a red wine produced by the Artuke winery, located in Baños de Ebro within the DOCa Rioja appellation of Spain. The vintage is 2023, and the wine is crafted exclusively from Tempranillo grapes.

Origin and Terroir
The vineyards are situated in Rioja Alavesa, specifically between Samaniego and Baños de Ebro. These sites are characterized by their high altitude, ranging from 650 to 700 meters above sea level, with a north-south orientation. The soil composition is primarily clayey and calcareous, conditions that contribute to the structural integrity of the fruit.

Winemaking and Vinification
Harvesting is conducted manually, followed by rigorous selection on a grape sorting table. The grapes are destemmed and moved by gravity into 12,000-kilogram stainless steel tanks for fermentation. The malolactic fermentation occurs spontaneously in 500-liter French oak barrels. Following fermentation, the wine undergoes aging for a period of 12 to 16 months. This maturation takes place in a combination of 500-liter barrels and larger 35-hectoliter foudres, ensuring a refined integration of oak influence without overwhelming the fruit.

Tasting Profile
As a 100% Tempranillo, Paso las Mañas reflects the cool-climate characteristics of its high-altitude Alavese terroir. The extended aging in both 500-liter barrels and large foudres suggests a wine with balanced oak integration, likely exhibiting notes typical of Tempranillo from this zone, supported by the mineral undertones of the clay-limestone soils.

Critical Reception
The Wine Advocate (Parker) has rated this vintage at 95 points, indicating high quality and potential.

Overall Character
Artuke Paso las Mañas 2023 represents a serious, well-structured expression of Rioja Alavesa Tempranillo. The combination of precise vineyard management, gravity-fed vinification, and mixed oak aging results in a wine that balances power with elegance, characteristic of Artuke’s style in the high-altitude zones of the region.

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Learn more about Artuke

The name is made from those of the two brothers who run it: Arturo and Kike de Miguel.

Their father, Roberto de Miguel, stopped selling in bulk in 1991 and started bottling. The project belongs to his sons today.

The winery is small and sits in Baños de Ebro, a village of the Rioja Alavesa on the bank of the river.

La Condenada is named after what it was: an abandoned plot — literally the condemned one — that the brothers rescued in 2012. It is under a hectare of bush vines, between 520 and 630 metres, on sandy soil over sandstone, with old tempranillo alongside graciano, garnacha and other old varieties. The first vintage was 2013.

Paso las Mañas is tempranillo from vineyard between 650 and 700 metres, north-south facing on clay and limestone soils. Trascuevas was the house's first white: 90% viura with malvasía and palomino fino, from three organic vineyards over fifty years old, fermented in concrete and aged ten months on lees.

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