2020 Vina Zorzal Malayeto

Malayeto is a single vineyard Garnacha from vines averaging 35-40 years of age grown on complex limestone soils with gravel and rocky clay. The estate-grown, certified organic fruit comes from a 2.39 hectare plot. The wine is vinified in tank and aged in cellar conditions. Medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and fresh at 13.4-14% alcohol, this bottling showcases pure, polished Garnacha character. The limestone terroir imparts distinctive chalky minerality and natural acidity. Ageworthy structure requires cellaring to allow the ripe tannins to soften before drinking with full generosity.
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Specs

Type: Red
Grapes: Garnacha
Vintage: 2020

Geography

Country: Spain
Region: Navarra
Sub-region: Fitero
Vineyard: Malayeto
 

Farming

Certified organic. Wild bush vines, old and centenarian. Low intervention, environmentally-friendly viticulture with no tilling of vineyards. All processes carried out manually. Selected native plants used for ground cover. Fertilizing with compost to improve vine resistance to diseases.
 

Fermentation

Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in 3,500-liter wooden vats, concrete, and stainless steel tanks
 

Aging

9 months in 300L used French oak barrels followed by 2 months in 4,500L wooden tanks; some lots aged 12 months in 4,000-liter oak vat and eight used 500L oak barrels