Winemaker Notes
Clear, medium intensity, ruby color wine. Clean, high intensity aromas of red fruit such as raspberry, strawberry, red cherry, also black pepper, and earthy notes. Dry and fresh, soft tannins and medium body. Red fruits flavours, mineral hints and a long finish.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The varietal 2023 Garnacha was produced with grapes from different villages of Navarra—Corella, Cintruénigo, Fitero and Lerga—so, it's a regional wine from grapes picked early to keep a low pH and fermented with 20% full clusters, then it was bottled early and unoaked. It has a bright ruby color and an expressive varietal nose, berries, flowers and herbs, with contained ripeness, 13.68% alcohol, a pH of 3.48 and 5.4 grams of acidity. It's fruit-driven and fresh, juicy, tasty and with a tender texture.
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James Suckling
Simple but vibrant and well made, with crunchy red cherries, white pepper, strawberries, grapefruit and pomegranates. Laid-back and cheerful, with firm tannins, a medium body and a medium-length finish. A well-made garnacha.
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.