DO Navarra (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon) 750 ml “Ruby coloured with bramble fruits, gentle vanilla oak and savoury, secondary aromas on the nose; the development adds real interest to this Reserva. This vintage is more lush in style with ripe red fruit balanced by dried fruit characters and animal undertones. Tannins and supple and acidity is vibrant. A deliciously well balanced wine.” ~Boutinot City of Origin: Puente la Reina (Navarra) Grapes: Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon Total Number of Bottles: 50,000 bottles Winemaker: Milagros Rodriguez Age of Vines: 20 years on average Vineyard Size: 210 hectares Vine Density: 3,000 Vines/hectare Soil Composition: Limestone, Eocene and Miocene origin marls Filtration: Yes Harvest Method: Mechanical and manual Training: Both on wire and bush vines Fermentation Method: Stainless steel tanks Fermentation Period: 15 days Fermentation Temperature: 28 degrees Celsius Malolactic Fermentation Method: N/A Malolactic Fermentation Temperature: N/A pH: Not provided Volatile Acidity (grams/Liter): Not.
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Señorio de Sarria Chardonnay
“Senorio de Sarria Chardonnay – An exquisite Spanish Chardonnay from the Navarra region. This is a fresh and stylish unoaked Chardonnay with intense, lively citrus fruit aromas. Quite full on the palate with ripe peach and apricot characters balanced by crisp acidity.” ~All About Wine UK City of Origin: Puente la Reina (Navarra) Grapes: 100% Chardonnay Total Number of Bottles: 100,000 bottles Winemaker: Milagros Rodriguez Age of Vines: 8 years on average Vineyard Size: 210 hectares Vine Density: 2,700 Vines/hectare Soil Composition: Limestone, Eocene and Miocene origin marls Filtration: Yes Harvest Method: Mechanical Training: Both on wire and bush vines Fermentation Method: Stainless steel tanks Fermentation Period: 20 days Fermentation Temperature: 13 degrees Celsius Malolactic Fermentation Method: N/A Malolactic Fermentation Temperature: N/A pH: Not provided Volatile Acidity (grams/Liter): Not provided Total Acidity (grams/Liter): 5.6 g/L Residual Sugar (grams/Liter): 2.3 g/L Alcohol by Volume: 13.5% Aging in Barrel: N/A Type.
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Señorio de Sarria Moscatel
DO Navarra (100% Small-grain Moscatel) 500 ml “A naturally sweet Moscatel – aromatic with raisins and honey on the palate. Lovely to savour, or enjoy with cheeses and desserts. Golden yellow colour. Intense and aromatic nose, ample and sweet in the mouth with delicious viscosity. Long and seductive, showing candied orange peel, honeysuckle, peach and honey characters – also with notes of hay, tarragon and apricot. Clean and fresh acidity on the finish.” ~All About Wine UK City of Origin: Puente la Reina (Navarra) Grapes: 100% Small-grain Moscatel Total Number of Bottles: 20,000 bottles Winemaker: Milagros Rodriguez Age of Vines: 6 years on average Vineyard Size: 210 hectares Vine Density: 3,500 Vines/hectare Soil Composition: Limestone, Eocene and Miocene marls Filtration: Yes Harvest Method: Mechanical Training: On wire Fermentation Method: Stainless steel tanks Fermentation Period: 2 hours Fermentation Temperature: 13 degrees Celsius Malolactic Fermentation Method: N/A Malolactic Fermentation Temperature: N/A pH: Not.
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Bodegas de Sarria
Señorio de Sarria Moscatel Señorio de Sarria Chardonnay Señorio de Sarria Rose Señorio de Sarria Tinto Roble Señorio de Sarria Crianza Señorio de Sarria Reserva Señorio de Sarria Gran Reserva Señorio de Sarria Reserva Especial Although the winery was founded in 1953, history shows that this land has been used for cultivating vines for many centuries. There is a close link between the history of Navarra and the history of the Señorío, as one of the lords of Sarría, Juan de Azpilicueta, covered the expenses of the studies of his brother, St. Francis Xavier, patron saint of Navarra, with the income obtained from the exploitation of these lands. Located in Puente La Reina, at the heart of the Pilgrims´ Way to Santiago, Señorío de Sarría finds itself in an area that offers excellent climate and soil conditions, enabling a range of top quality wines to be elaborated..
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Bodegas Aroa
Aroa Jauna Crianza (40% Cab/Sauv, 30% Tempranillo, 26% Merlot, 4% Garnacha) A short distance from Zurukoain, where the AROA vineyards are located, in the 1st Century the Romans kept wine in a wine cellar known as “cella vinaria”, located in Arellano, storing the wine in large earthen jars known as “dolias”. It seems that this wine cellar kept around 90 dolias with a capacity of 800 litres each. There were “lacus”, namely press-rooms where the grapes were squashed and the must fermented, and another area known as “fumarium”, which, it seems, was warmed in order to accelerate the fermentation process if necessary. There were rituals involving the wine, known as “vinarias”, and on the 23rd April the “vinaria priora” celebration was held to taste the new wine. The “vinaria rustica”, celebrated on the 19th of August, was used to ask the Gods for protection for the next harvest. The “vinaria.
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DO Navarra
Bodegas Aroa (Zurukoain, Navarra) Bodegas De Sarria (Puente la Reina, Navarra) The diversity of climates and landscapes A key characteristic of the D.O. Navarra area is the extraordinary diversity of its climate and landscape wich spread across more than 100 kilometres lying between the area around Pamplona in the north and the Ebro river plain to the south. The fact is that Navarra enjoys an exceptional location, one which is practically unique in the Iberian Peninsula and is marked by the confluence of the Atlantic, Continental and Mediterranean climates. The proximity of the Bay of Biscay, the influence of the Pyrenees and the temperate incluence of the Ebro valley are all key factors in giving Navarra its unique range different climates. These climatic differences mark the Navarran landscape, where more than 11,500 hectares dedicated to the Designation of Origin are distributed across the different ecosystems and crop growing conditions: slopes; river.
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