Bodegas Navajas
Antonia Navajas 2015
🌎 Wine Region: Alta, Rioja, Spain
85% Tempranillo and 15% Graciano
🍷Tasting Notes: Established in 1918 in the Rioja Alta village of Navarette, Bodegas Navajas remains a family-owned and operated winery to this day. Renowned for crafting exceptional Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva wines, they marked their centenary with a super-premium red from the 2015 vintage. Made predominantly from 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano sourced from 30+-year-old estate vineyards, this wine undergoes meticulous fermentation and cold maceration before aging for 24 months in mixed oak barrels. Following bottling, it rests for an additional 2 years in the Navajas cellars before release. This exclusive wine, named after Antonio Navajas, garnered a prestigious Grand Gold medal at the 2023 Concours Mondial Bruxelles, showcasing the exceptional quality and value synonymous with Bodegas Navajas.
In a rich garnet red hue, this wine offers an intense and fragrant aroma, unveiling a complex bouquet of mature red fruits, balsamic, vanilla, and toast. On the palate, it exudes vigor and freshness, with silky tannins and a sophisticated array of flavors. Red fruits blend seamlessly with hints of balsamic, coffee, and oak, leading to a lingering finish adorned with notes of fruit, spice, and cocoa.