In a recent tasting, the wine critic of the prestigious American publication The Wine Advocate, Luis Gutiérrez has evaluated wines from the Navarra Denomination of Origin in an article focused on the Garnacha variety.
Luis Gutiérrez is the Spanish wine taster for the renowned wine magazine The Wine Advocate and has seen his plans to visit the Appellation of Origin truncated during the past few weeks, so he has made this trip from home, due to the incidence of the Coronavirus. From this recent assessment, more than 60 Navarra wines have been rated with outstanding scores. A tasting that has resulted in an article that revolves around the Garnacha, which he claims to see a strong return in the region. This autochthonous variety, which is attracting more and more interest due to its excellent results in Navarra, occupies more than 25% of the vineyards in the Denomination of Origin. Its surface area has increased in the last year.
In the tasting, two Navarra D.O. wines obtained the highest scores and were distinguished as extraordinaryLa Dama 2016 (97 points) and Punto de Fuga Corral del Mate 2018 (96 points). Those classified as exceptional with scores ranging from 90 to 95 points are: El Terroir 2016, Señora de las Alturas 2018, Santa Cruz de Artazu 2017, Cuatro del Cuatro 2018, Lecciones de Vuelo - Matías Michelini 2018, Malayeto 2018, Matías Michelini GarnaCHÉ 2018, Pequeñas Puertas Jirafas 2018, Pequeñas Puertas La Peli 2018, Viña de Leorin 2014 , Corral del los Altos 2018, Pasos de San Martín 2016, Viña de Aranbelza 2014 , El Yesal 2017, Magaña Garnacha 2018, Magaña Gran Reserva 2001, Magaña Reserva 1995 , Nat'Cool 2019, Sea Of Dreams 2017, Barón de Magaña 2016, Viña Zorzal Garnacha Blanca 2018, Viña Zorzal Graciano 2018, Arbayún Garnacha Rosado 2015, Viña de San Martín 2014, La Huella de Aitana 2019, Macula 2013, UNSI Finca Lasierra 2016, Viña Zorzal Garnacha 2019, Pequeñas Puertas La Moribunda 2018, Kimera 2017, UNSI Terrazas Blanco 2018, UNSI Finca el Boyeral 2017, Cientruenos 2017, and Inmácula 2017.
The wines that complete this podium with scores of above average excellent: Desierto 2016, Dominio de Unx Garnacha Tinto 2018, La Calma Mágica Garnacha Blanca 2017, La Calma Mágica Garnacha 2016, Finca Legardeta Garnacha 2017, Finca Legardeta Syrah 2017, Huracán Daniela 2019, La Huella de Aitana 2018, Inmune 2019, Ars Nova 2014, Unsi Terrazas Tinto 2017, Naturaleza Salvaje 2018, Cantos de Sirena 2015, La Matacalva 2017, Juguetes Perdidos Capítulo I 2017, Usuarán 2016, La Merced 2017, El Piano 2017, Masusta 2017, Sonrojo 2019, Ars In Vitro 2017, Dominio de Unx Garnacha Blanca 2019, Dominio de Unx Garnacha Rosado 2019, Emilio Valerio Tinto 2017 and Amburza 2016.
Visit the wineries whose wines have been rated:
Artazu Wineries and Vineyards
Azul y Garanza Winery
San Martin Winery
Chivite Family States
Domaines Lupier
Montejurra slopes - Emilio Valerio
Magaña Vineyard
Tandem
UNSI
Zorzal Wines
And the wines of:
LMT Wines
Gonzalo Celayeta Wines
Baja Montaña Vineyards and Wineries
La Calandria
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