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Producer | Matías Michelini |
Country | Spain |
Region | Navarra |
Varietal | Garnacha |
Vintage | 2019 |
Item# | 27150 |
Awarded a blistering 94 points from Wine Advocate, this hearty red wine is a sensational value. It comes from the up-and-coming Spanish region of Navarra, located north of Rioja. Navarra has recently emerged as a producer of top-quality, richly fruited Garnacha (Grenache). It's made by Argentina's "flying enologist" Matías Michelini, from a tiny plot of old vines. Grapes are fermented in open-top barrels, followed by aging in large neutral oak barrels for one year. Full-bodied and youthfully fruity, this wine is impressive now and will continue to develop with additional time in the bottle.
La Cheeserie Pairing: Manchego (Aged 3 Months)
One of the most popular cheeses on American cheese platters, this young sheep’s milk cheese from Spain is fruity and balanced with a semi-soft texture. Its youth reveals a lemony tang flavor complemented by buttery and nutty notes.
Another of the reds from the paraje El Corral de los Altos in Fitero is the 2019 Matías Michelini GarnaCHE produced by Matías Michelini from a 0.84-hectare plot in the zone. He fermented the grapes in an open pool and open-top barrels with full clusters and indigenous yeasts and matured the wine in three used 500-liter oak barrels and a 1,200 Flextank plastic egg for one year. This is very young and primary, with the wild and slightly raw style from Michelini, with the slight influence from the stems, with abundant, grainy tannins and a vibrant finish. This is going to develop nicely in bottle, and the earthiness and the wilderness should be softened by the time in bottle. 3,600 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2021.
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