Artuke Pies Negros Rioja Crianza Tempranillo 2018

The balance and freshness of this is beautiful and makes it so hard to resist. Just a perfectly poised cleft of deep, dark fruit and a lick of cherry skin. There are beautiful layers of floral aromatics too and clean fresh red fruit.

$32.99

This Rioja comes from a small, terroir-focused winery – that’s owned and run by brothers Arturo and Kike. It is a crianza but the oak is so subtle and simply softens the feel and adds a ripe, roundness to the fine tannins as part of the gentle, supple mouthfeel.