Artuke Pies Rotos Rioja 2023

Artuke Pies Rotos Rioja 2023$26. 99 6+ bottles (code: 6saves2) 93 points Wine Advocate Drink Date: 2026 2032 The dark and serious 2023 Pies Rotos is a village red from balos produced with Tempranillo and 15% Graciano, which seems to have given it a serious twist with deep dark fruit aromas and very good freshness. The destemmed but uncrushed grapes fermented with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in 500 liter barrels for one year, save for 10% of the volume that was kept

The resulting wine is aged in barrels for 18 months and left to stand in the bottle for a further twelve months to achieve a perfect balance between power and elegance

it finishes long and elegant with lingering spice and savory complexity

a testament to the region's dynamic terroir and innovative winemaking

Winemaking: The Valpolicella wine is refermented on Amarone della Valpolicella marcs for about 5 days

no 2019 score:

Fresh and flinty

He also owns two hectares across the Loire in the Anjou appellation

which provoked a longer cycle

A cold extraction for 3 weeks follows

earthiness

sapid finish

and elegant tobacco spice