Decanter exalts Garnacha Navarra. Wines and scores by Beth Willard

Beth Willard, catadora experta en vinos de España, ha recorrido la Denominación de Origen Navarra, para conocer de primera mano la riqueza de las distitnas zonas que componen esta región y la calidad elabradora de sus bodegas. En este artículo para Decanter, Willard destaca la frescura de la Garnacha Navarra y los rosados de fama mundial. 
Según palabras de Beth Willar en su último articulo para Decanter, la calidad de los vinos de esta selección demuestra el potencial de Navarra para elaborar algunas de las mejores Garnachas de España. 

Tras su viaje a Navarra, la catadora ha manifestado “Navarra ofrece un valor increíble y, a medida que los productores ponen más énfasis en su terroir único, vale la pena profundizar en los viñedos de montaña y las viñas viejas de la región”. Navarra es un ejemplo más de una región de España que vuelve a sus origenes”. 


Puntuaciones obtenidas por los vinos D.O. Navarra catados por Beth Willar para Decanter: 
Viña Zorzal, Sea of Dreams Blanco, 2020 – 94 puntos. 
Ochoa, Vendimia Tardia Moscatel, 2021 – 93 puntos. 
Aroa, Le Naturel Blanco, 2022 – 92 puntos. 
Bodegas Valcarlos, Fortius Fermentado en Barrica Chardonnay, 2021 – 89 puntos. 
Nekeas, 25 Vendimias Garnacha Blanca, 2022 – 87 puntos
Pagos de Araiz, Rosado 2022 – 92 puntos
Señorio de Sarria, Garnacha Rosado, 2022 – 90 puntos
Rós, Rosado, 2022 – 90 puntos
Domaines Lupier, La Dama, 2018 – 96 puntos
Artazu, Santa Cruz de Artazu, 2020 – 95 puntos
Azul y Garanza, Naturaleza Salvaje, 2021 – 95 puntos
Artazu, Pasos de San Martin, 2019 – 93 puntos
LMT Wines, Kimera, 2020 – 92 puntos
Bodegas Manzanos, 1864 Castillo de Olite Crianza, 2020 – 92 puntos
Bodegas de Alto, Aurkitu Viñas Viejas Garnacha, 2020 – 91 puntos 
Aroa, Le Naturel Tinto, 2022 – 90 puntos
Unsi, Terrazas Tinto, 2019 – 90 puntos
Ochoa, La Foto de 1938, La Cuadrilla de Adriano Crianza, 2020 – 89 puntos

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Decanter: Expert’s Choice: Navarra’s native Garnacha rises once more

Sunday will kick off a new edition of the main international wine event, Prowein. The veteran fair, which already has nearly thirty editions, will be held in Düsseldorf from March 10 to 12. During these days, similar figures to those of last year are expected, more than 6,000 exhibitors from over 60 wine-producing countries will present their offerings in 13 pavilions to thousands of visitors. These are figures that make this great event currently the most relevant wine showcase in the world.

In this context, Navarra is preparing to attend its annual appointment with Prowein. On the one hand, the Control Board is exhibiting at a stand (11/C40) with an enoteca offering 30 references of the latest white, rosé and red wines made from Garnacha grapes by the wineries. Visitors, professionals coming from many countries, will be able to taste them freely to tour and learn about the Designation of Origin through its most representative variety. Positioning Navarra through the quality, authenticity and freshness of its Garnacha grapes is one of the milestones of the new positioning plan of the Control Board, as well as its leadership with rosé wines.

On the other hand, Prowein will have the presence of 10 wineries that will exhibit their wines at the stand promoted by INTIA-Reyno Gourmet: Viña Aliaga, Bodegas Marqués de Montecierzo, Bodega de Sada, Viña Zorzal Wines, Piedemonte, Quaderna Via - Organic and Biodynamic Wines, Bodega de Liédena, Castillo de Monjardín, Ubeta Wines and Bodega Inurrieta. All of them will be located at stand 11B48. This Navarrese presence is completed with the wineries attending the event with their own stand or as group exhibitors or through distributors: Bodegas Manzanos, Otazu, Bodega Pago de Cirsus, Bodegas Navarrsotillo, Bodegas Marco Real, Bodegas San Martín, Bodegas Príncipe de Viana, Bodega de Sarría, Pago de Larrainzar, Viñedos y Bodegas Alconde, Bodegas Pagos de Araiz, Aroa Bodegas and Bodegas Marqués del Atrio.

In total, around 25 wineries from the Navarra Denomination of Origin, one of the most important in the country, will show the public the quality of their products.

"This year, we travel to the most important fair of the wine sector with a clear commitment in the wine cellar of the Designation of Origin Navarra. The protagonist will be the Garnacha in its three colors, white, rosé and red; a variety in trend among the professional public, authentic to our region and with which we produce fresh wines of exceptional quality. We hope that Prowein will serve as an impulse to strengthen the export of our wineries and consolidate their position in the international market", said David Palacios, president of the Control Board of the Designation of Origin Navarra.