Vina Zorzal Navarra Graciano 2019 October2023Reductions René Rostaing built his name

René Rostaing built his name on Côte-Rôtie

and this one has picked up a savory

The flavors gravitate to ripe cantaloupe and anise while the minerality from the soft water is evident in the finish

Furore Bianco is Marisa Cuomo's calling card in the everyday register: Falanghina and Biancolella grown on stone terraces cut into cliffs above the sea

The limestone covered mountains nearby give this sake a rich mineral driven structure packed with tension and pronounced acidity

Vina Zorzal Navarra Graciano 2019 October2023Reductions René Rostaing built his nameBush vines, but no bush league value! Graciano was widely planted across Spain especially Rioja before phylloxera wiped it out, and today a small but committed group of growers is bringing it back for its fresh, complex character. Zorzal's version comes from 35 year old bush vines, organically farmed in stony clay and limestone soils at high altitude in Navarra. Hand harvested, wild yeast fermented, lightly extracted, and aged nine months in old oak.