Garnacha de Prados 2021
Gold Medal in 2017
Grenaches du Monde
Silver Medal in 2017
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
Silver Medal in 2017
Concurso Internacional Mundus Vini
With a renewed image, Garnacha de Prados 2021 (formerly Prados Colección Garnacha) is the flagship of Pagos de Moncayo, the family winery of Pedro Aibar, a renowned enologist from Zaragoza. The leading grape of Campo de Borga stars in this red wine, whose quality has earned it awards over the years, such as the Gold Medal at the international Grenache du Monde competition. New label, same spirit.
Consumption features
Serving temperature
General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Garnacha tinta
Type of barrel
French and American oak barrels
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Barrel aging time
10 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14
General Information
Juicy, round, and elegant, Garnacha de Prados 2021 ranks among the highest quality wines made from the predominant grape variety of the Aragonese denomination of Campo de Borja. This is supported by the recognitions and awards that this label receives, vintage after vintage, including the Gold Medal at the Garnachas del Mundo competition, and two silvers at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles and the Mundus Vini competition, respectively.
The secret to the success of Garnacha de Prados (formerly known as Prados Colección Garnacha) lies in its select origin -old vines from the La Marga (Bisimbre) area, some of them 80 years old, which at Pagos del Moncayo are cultivated and harvested sustainably and manually- and in a way of understanding winemaking as an absolutely artisanal labor.
The production of this fantastic single-varietal included partial destemming of the grapes, maceration in open vats with remontages by hand and foot, the traditional treading, and a meticulous aging of 10 months in French and American oak barrels. Due to its subtlety and kindness, Garnacha de Prados 2021 is the ideal accompaniment for meat dishes with red fruit sauce, stews, and pasta with tomato.
Creators' opinion
Garnacha de Prados displays a dark ruby color. It is the true expression of Mediterranean Garnacha, offering the characteristic fruity flavor of the variety, while preserving freshness. Notes of “garrigue” such as rosemary and thyme invite further drinking. Its time in barrel adds spicy notes of vanilla and coffee that, along with its great balance, complexity, and round tannins, create a great wine.
The winery
Winery
Bodega Pagos del Moncayo is a small family-owned winery founded in 2006 by Pedro Aibar, a viticulturist and former president of the regulatory council of the D.O. Campo de Borja, and his son, also named Pedro Aibar, one of the most renowned winemakers in the national scene (Viñas del Vero, El Coto de Rioja).
The winery, located at the foot of the Sierra del Moncayo, in the municipality of Vera de Moncayo in Zaragoza, is supported by a small and select vineyard of just over 7 hectares, divided into four plots distributed across the municipalities of Magallón (El Rincón de La Corona and Los Blanquizales) and Bisimbre (La Marga and La Loma). The Aibar family works with Syrah and the flagship variety of the D.O. Campo de Borja, Garnacha tinta, with vines that are over 80 years old.
In addition to this enviable heritage, another distinctive feature of Bodega Pagos del Moncayo is its winemaking philosophy, based on tradition, craftsmanship, and ecology. The Zaragoza-based winery harvests manually, follows traditional techniques such as grape treading, uses open vats for maceration, opts for photovoltaic energy to power its facilities, biologically controls its vineyards without pesticides or chemicals, and reuses grape skins and other fruit residues as compost, among other practices. All of this, besides contributing to the creation of honest, high-quality red wines that perfectly reflect their origin and have won prestigious awards, has earned Pagos del Moncayo the Eco-Prowine ecological label, which the European Union awards to sustainable wines.
The winery, located at the foot of the Sierra del Moncayo, in the municipality of Vera de Moncayo in Zaragoza, is supported by a small and select vineyard of just over 7 hectares, divided into four plots distributed across the municipalities of Magallón (El Rincón de La Corona and Los Blanquizales) and Bisimbre (La Marga and La Loma). The Aibar family works with Syrah and the flagship variety of the D.O. Campo de Borja, Garnacha tinta, with vines that are over 80 years old.
In addition to this enviable heritage, another distinctive feature of Bodega Pagos del Moncayo is its winemaking philosophy, based on tradition, craftsmanship, and ecology. The Zaragoza-based winery harvests manually, follows traditional techniques such as grape treading, uses open vats for maceration, opts for photovoltaic energy to power its facilities, biologically controls its vineyards without pesticides or chemicals, and reuses grape skins and other fruit residues as compost, among other practices. All of this, besides contributing to the creation of honest, high-quality red wines that perfectly reflect their origin and have won prestigious awards, has earned Pagos del Moncayo the Eco-Prowine ecological label, which the European Union awards to sustainable wines.