Navajas Rioja Gran Reserva 2014 vs Santenay Rouge, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2023
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Santenay Rouge, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2023 currently starts £0.05 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £32.95 | £32.90 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Navajas | Domaine Benoit Girardin |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Tempranillo | Pinot Noir |
| Region | Rioja | — |
| Country | Spain | — |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Navajas Rioja Gran Reserva 2014
Bodegas Navajas is a family winery that was founded in 1918 as Bodegas Arjona, but in 1983 became Bodegas Navajas after the Navajas family became the sole stock holders. The year 2000 was a turning point in the estate's history as they invested in enlarging their storage facilities, and in 2005 they reinvested in a new barrel-aging area resulting in a winery with the most modern facilities and a cellar equipped with state-of-the-art technology for the treatment and care of their wines. Navaja's family believe that the quality of the wine begins in the vineyards and for this reason they monitor their vineyards, both in La Riojas Alta and Baja with meticulous attention to detail, and care is taken at every stage of the wine-making process to produce classic, structure wines.
Santenay Rouge, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2023
"A classic Santenay blend from two parcels: the young vines in Le Champs de Sud bring freshness and bright raspberry fruit, while the 60-year-old vines in Le Champ Claude add structure and depth. The result is a harmonious wine with vivid red cherry, dark raspberry, and fine, silky tannins. The finish is persistent and satisfying." Our note Son of Yves and nephew of Vincent, Benoit Girardin has steadily carved out his own reputation and is already turning heads in the Parisian restaurant scene. 2023 was a standout vintage for Girardin, delivering both quantity and quality. While white yields were typical, the reds saw an unprecedented abundance. The whites were harvested first, beginning on September 7th, with the reds following on September 10th. Whites show a harmonious balance between sugar and acidity, with greater maturity and slightly softer acidity compared to 2022. The reds are all 100% destemmed with no fining or filtration, while the whites retain purity and definition with meticulous filtration.
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