Dismissed for decades and brought back into favour a few years ago, Garnacha is now Spain’s trendiest red grape variety. In Navarra it develops unique characteristics, as demonstrated by this sensational Finca Legardeta Garnacha 2020, produced in a vintage rated Excellent by the appellation.
Finca Legardeta Garnacha 2020 comes from a spectacular estate located in Villatuerta, southwest of Pamplona. This is an area with complex geology, right in the transition zone between the Pyrenees and the Ebro river basin, at an average altitude of 450 metres above sea level. All of this, combined with the marked contrast between daytime and night-time temperatures, allows the grapes to ripen perfectly and results in fresh, elegant red wines.
Produced in a vintage classified as Excellent by D.O. Navarra, Finca Legardeta Garnacha 2020 is one of the flagship wines of J. Chivite Family Estates, a remarkable wine distinguished precisely by its freshness and elegance. This vintage produced intense and fairly powerful reds, which is why this release of Finca Legardeta Garnacha required 14 months ageing in French oak barrels, four months longer than its predecessor.
The Chivite family has been producing top-quality wines for eleven generations. In fact, the first official document confirming this dates back to August 1647. In recent years, J. Chivite Family Estates has undergone several business changes without the quality of its wines being affected in the slightest. The winery now belongs to a major wine group, renamed Perelada & Chivite.
Pairing
Finca Legardeta Garnacha 2020 pairs perfectly with potatoes and ribs or a rice dish with meat and vegetables.
Serving temperature
Consumption time
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Garnacha tinta
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Barrel aging time
14 Months
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
01/07/2022
Total acidity (g/l)
5.06
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.54
Sugar
0.60
pH
3.46
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
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Cherry-red colour with garnet hues and good depth.
Nose
The nose is complex and intense, revealing a mineral character alongside spicy notes and black fruit aromas (plum and blackcurrant).
Mouth
Well-structured and balanced on the palate, broad and flavoursome, with refined tannins, a fruity profile and lively acidity. Long finish. A wine with excellent ageing potential ahead.
It is impossible to talk about Navarre wine without mentioning Chivite, the quintessential winery of Navarra and an icon of family tradition. The origins of J. Chivite Family Estates date back to 1647. Since then, this family lineage has been dedicated to winemaking, becoming one of the most important wineries in the country.
Chivite sources its grapes from the 103 hectares of vineyards at Finca Legardeta, located in Villatuerta, in a transitional area between the Pyrenees and the Ebro River Basin, at an average altitude of 450 m. A very undulating estate, divided into plots with different orientations and soil compositions, which provides the winery with great versatility in winemaking.
Chivite has been a pioneering winery in several aspects: it was one of Spain's first exporters, in 1860, when Claudio Chivite began selling wine to Bordeaux. It was also one of Spain's first bottlers: the year was 1956. In 1985, to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the first export to Bordeaux, Chivite launched the wine 125 Aniversario Gran Vino 1981, the origin of its renowned Colección 125 range.
In 2017, the Grupo Peralada acquired the Chivite Group, which includes this winery of the same name, along with Bodegas Gran Feudo and Viña Salceda. Julián Chivite López, the eleventh generation of the family, remains connected to the winery, serving as President.
