Vina Zorzal Navarra Graciano 2022

Organic92 points Wine AdvocateThe varietal 2022 Graciano was produced with grapes from Corella in an approachable and fresh style with typicity produce with very soft pump-overs. It fermented in stainless steel and matured in French oak barrels of different sizes, 225-, 300-, 400- and 500-liter ones, for nine months. It has a moderate 12.8% alcohol, a pH of 3.39 and 5.65 grams of acidity, denoting freshness and purity with some honeyed notes and hints of beeswax and pollen. Graciano behaves well in warm years. This is a bargain. 38,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in April 2024.The high-acid Graciano is the last one of their grapes to be harvested, in their vineyards around the village of Corella. Following a light maceration the wine ferments in steel. 25% of the wine is racked into French oak for malolactic, the rest happens in steel. The wines were blended and stayed 9 months on their lees in French barrels.