Garnacha or Grenache is beloved for its attractive spice and sweetness. This example displays some minerality, lifted strawberry and raspberry fruit and a whisper of fresh thyme. Silky and full-bodied, it’s a hard one to put down.
Hand harvested from 40 year-old Garnacha (Grenache) bush vines vines in southern Spain and made in a modern, clean, opulent style. The growing area of the grapes used for the elaboration of this wine is situated in Castilla-La Mancha from vines with an age from 10 to 25 years old, cultivated at about 500-700 meters above sea level.
Bodega Navarro López was originally founded at the start of the 20th Century by Don Juan Sánchez. The company is still in family hands and they understand that success in a good wine starts with the choice of the best parcels of vineyard. From fifth generation family estate Navarro Lopez, Rojo is genuinely one of the world’s great wine values.
5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, April 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"Perfumed and instantly appealing with sweet plum, rich floral, clove and nutmeg aromas, it's succulent and fleshy in the mouth delivering silky flow backed by fine tannins, finishing lingering and delectable. At its best: now to 2028."
89/100 Cameron Douglas MS, April 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"Great colour and bouquet of ripe red berry fruits, plums and violets. As the wine touches the palate there’s an immediately firmness and youthful from the acidity then tannins, these give way quickly to reveal dark fruit flavours of blackberry then plum. There’s some clove and toasty wood moments, with a balanced even finish. Great food wine, and best enjoyed from 2024 through 2028."
Reviews for the 2022 vintage below…
4 Stars & Buy of the Week, Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, July 2023 (2022 Vintage)
"Fresh and vibrantly fruity red with ripe berry, floral/violet and savoury flavours. An appealing core of fruit sweetness is nicely balanced by fine tannins to give a savoury and lengthy finish. Attractive, easy-drinking red that is ready to be enjoyed now"