Winemaker Notes
Vina Zorzal Cuatro del Cuatro is a clear, bright, mid-intensity, garnet color. The aromas are clean and intense. Fruits of the forest and red fruit aromas with hints of earthiness and spice. On the palate, dry and fresh, marked acidity. Broad and balanced, full and meaty with flavours of fruits of the forest and spice. Some attractive bitterness and green notes, characteristic of the grape variety. A wine with minerality and distinctive character. Persistent on the palate.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The varietal Graciano 2021 Cuatro del Cuatro is their homage to their father, who didn't grub up the vines when many did. The first grapes picked from Corella, a warmer and more Mediterranean part of Navarra, fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeast, and the wine matured in used 300- and 500-liter barrels for one year. It has a contained 13.05% alcohol with low pH and high acidity, and it's super perfumed, with tons of flowers and a fresh, light and elegant palate. It has great elegance and balance and very fine tannins.
Rating: 94+
Beyond the usual suspects, there are hundreds of red grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines, while others are better suited for use as blending grapes. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles, offering much to be discovered by the curious wine lover. In particular, Portugal and Italy are known for having a multitude of unique varieties but they can really be found in any region.
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.