Artuke, La Condenada Vintage:2018 9 grams per liter residual

9 grams per liter residual sugar—yet very refreshing

indeed the mouthfeel of the middle weight flavors is chiseled though the tannins shaping the short finish are grippy and serrated

the vines are accustomed to the heat

Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London

and confirmed itself as a wine of early appeal loaded with easy charm

Artuke, La Condenada Vintage:2018 9 grams per liter residualTempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha, Palomino Fino grown at 560 m above sea level in Baos de Ebro. Old bush vines planted in 1923. Organic viticulture. 100% destemmed. Aged in an oak foudre of 600 litres. 780 bottles. Tasted blind. How I like Artuke's wines and how they still stand out in a blind tasting! This wine is unsettling in the best of senses because it combines concentration with great finesse. A wine that flows very well, with elegance, but that