Iron & Rose
Vina Zorzal, Chardonnay, Navarra, Spain
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Who - Inaki, Mikel & Xavier Sanz, Vina Zorzal
Where - Navarra, Spain
What - White Wine - Chardonnay
When - 2024
How - Organic practices, cold maceration followed by gentle press where just the free run juice is collected, fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel, bottled without ageing in any additional vessel, unfined, unfiltered, minimal sulphur added vegan
Viña Zorzal is a project run by three brothers farming vineyards in Navarra, the region directly east of Rioja in Northern Spain. With a continental climate, higher diurnal temperature changes between day and night, and less rainfall than Rioja it produces some elegant but gutsy and typically Spanish wines.
The family are very respectful of the environment. For example they do not plough the vineyards, use selected local plants as ground cover crops, and use natural fermentations.
This wine is made from Chardonnay grown in one of the higher spots where the nights are colder and the days fresher with good airflow helping keep the wines healthy. The grapes are harvested by hand early in the morning and fermented in stainless steel.
With a lovely stone fruit character and balancing acid it is wonderful to drink with pasta, some chicken in lemon or a salads.
