Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This garnacha has really pretty purity of ripe-strawberry, cherry and orange-peel aromas. It’s medium-bodied with very fine tannins and a fresh, vivid finish. Very typical for a fine garnacha. Drink now.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2020 Nekeas Garnacha por Cepa for Cepa is light, charming, and ready for dinner. TASTING NOTES: This bright wine offers aromas and flavors of raspberries that stay alive through the wine's finish. Serve it with a ham and cheese baguette. (Tasted: August 27, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
Grenache thrives in any warm, Mediterranean climate where ample sunlight allows its clusters to achieve full phenolic ripeness. While Grenache's birthplace is Spain (there called Garnacha), today it is more recognized as the key player in the red blends of the Southern Rhône, namely Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône and its villages. Somm Secret—The Italian island of Sardinia produces bold, rustic, single varietal Grenache (there called Cannonau). California, Washington and Australia have achieved found success with Grenache, both flying solo and in blends.
Just north of Spain’s famous Rioja region, Navarra excels in the production of full and fruit-dominant reds and good quality, dry rosés. Garnacha holds most of the land under vine, with Tempranillo coming in second place.