It’s a new year and that means it’s time to try new things. Just a few…
The Wine Society helped us out this year by including an article from Tim Sykes, their Head Buyer. He reviewed a range of current wines across many different types and varieties, all at fairly reasonable prices. Conveniently, the Society then offered up a discounted taster case!
Well, how could we refuse…
We started the case last night with the Viña Zorzal Graciano, Navarra, 2010 (£6.75 per bottle, £40.50 per case of 6). This wine comes from the Ribera Baja region in Navarra. It is made exclusively from graciano vines, which is one of the supporting graves in Rioja blends. The big difference from Rioja is that this wine spends a relatively short time in oak, only 4 months.
The tasting notes describe it as “a juicy, bracing red with herby, red fruit flavours and lots of character”.
We served it with a locally made beef and ale pie served with salad and it was well matched to the strong flavours of the pie. Having spent so little time in oak, instead of a strong, dry wine you end up with a massive fruit taste in an easy drinking wine that reminded me of a good Syrah.
We’re not connoisseurs, but we really enjoyed this wine and will probably consider picking up a half case in the near future.
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