Long time ago, a lot of time ago actually, we wanted to talk about more things than just wine, between all options, we have decided to talk about music. In this first post, we do not want to be too ambitious, we will have time for that, now we just made a compilation of some of those songs that made us raise our hands years ago, looking at the dj or pushing unintentionally to someone beside you in any festival.Now, let´s listen to these songs with Zorzal company! Cheers
For Spotify´s non-friends, here some of the high-lights!
After the tasting of D.O Navarrawines by Navarre’s Official Winetasting Panel,Viña Zorzal Garnacha 2012 has been choosen in the 2013 Selection of the Best Wines of the D.O. Navarra in the category of Red young Wines.On this way, our garmacha will be one which represent D.O Navarra this year in all kind of events.
With Viña Zorzal, our goal is to offer vintage varietals that reflect, in all their naked purity and authenticity,the essence of Navarran grapes such as garnacha and graciano, while at the same time keeping the wines accessibly priced.
We hope to continue with the magnificent response to our wines, which for instance have just been regarded as one of the 50 top winter wines in The Times, or just regarded as example of the new wave of spanish wines in The Wall Strett Journal and received twice a rave review by Jancis Robinson’s, besides other great reviews such as Stephen Tanzer or Ken´s wines.
If you are interested in tasting Viña Zorzal wines, please visit us in Prowein! (Hall 4, Stand F 07)
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Joanna Simonis writing since the 1980s, including 22 years as The Sunday Times wine critic. She is now the Wine & Food Editor of House & Gardenmagazine. She writes for many other magazines, including Classic FMand Decanter and her books have been published all over the world.
She is a co-founder of The Wine Gang a unique online publication in collaboration with 4 more very experienced wine critics in UK.
We are pleased to post that our Viña Zorzal Graciano 2010has been included in Jane MacQuitty’s recent Top 50 Reds for the Winter feature in The Times.
”A good Navarra red has oodles of fruit and less oak than a similarly priced rioja tinto. Made from graciano grapes, this festive red has lots of bright, sprightly, spicy fruit with an especially rich warming mocha and herb-laden palate. Perfect for a game casserole. - Jane MacQuitty Top 50 reds”
Viña Zorzal Graciano 2010; Afuega l´Pitu rey Silo, blanco y roxu (coagul. láctica, leche cruda de vaca)
Reynoble Reserva 2007; Queso Casín (cuajada amasada, leche cruda de vaca) y Madurado Cantagrullas corteza lavada con Mar de Cava (coagul. láctica, corteza lavada, leche cruda de oveja)
Viña Zorzal Graciano 2010; Afuega l´Pitu rey Silo, blanco y roxu (coagul. láctica, leche cruda de vaca)
Reynoble Reserva 2007; Queso Casín (cuajada amasada, leche cruda de vaca) y Madurado Cantagrullas corteza lavada con Mar de Cava (coagul. láctica, corteza lavada, leche cruda de oveja)
This has to be one of the best value red wines being offered the Wine Soc just now. Fabulous big, juicy intensity of immediate red berry fruits make this hugely attractive for an everyday wine. It’s uncomplicated with all its focus being on fresh fruits; it’s well balanced. It’ll make a great Christmas and pre-Christmas party wine.
Graciano is better known as a supporting actor, alongside tempranillo and garnacha, in Rioja reds and the occasional varietal wines that emerge can be densely fruity with a herbal spiciness and fresh backbone all of their own. Neighbouring Navarra is probably better known for making varietal wines, from several cultivars, and it’s a treat to taste such an appealing wine found by the Wine Soc team.
On the technical side, the wine is matured in French oak barrels (of unspecified age, I’m guessing not new) for four months. I just tasted succulent fruits, there’s no overt new oak in this wine.
89/100 Fragrant, spicy, subtly oaked Graciano (that’s the grape variety) with sweet blackcurrant, blueberry and black pepper flavours, ripe tannins and a pleasingly fresh finish. Medium-bodied, very good value.
