Norzagarai Garua 2023
Norzagarai Vinos Autenticos is Santiago's one-man project. Originally Basque, he found the vineyards in Rioja Alavesa from which he wanted to make wine. Keywords: low intervention wine, single Vineyard, elegance.
This Garua is the house's entry-level wine; but what a wine. Santiago wanted to make a not too heavy, elegant, fruity interpretation of Rioja-tempranillo. By using maceration carbonique (cfr Beaujolais) he succeeds fantastically well.
A fruit bomb of jewels is what you get in your glass. Blueberries, blackberries and red forest fruit dominate the nose and the taste. A medium body, velvety tannins and the fine structure make this Rioja an ideal wine to drink as such as well as an accompaniment to your lighter meat dishes.
| Winery | Norzagarai Vinos Autenticos |
| Country - Region | Spain, Rioja |
| Winestyle | Red: smooth and fruity |
| Grape Variety | Tempranillo |
| Viticulture | Conversion Bio |
| Winemaking | Hand picking, maceration carbonique |
| Maturation | A few months in stainless steel |
| Drinking window | 2024-2026 |
| Gastronomy | Just like that, lighter meat dishes, pastas, pizzas, BBQ |
| Volume (cl.) | 75.0cl. |
| Alcohol percentage | 13.0 |