Navarra Sea of Dreams Garnacha Tinto 2023, Vina Zorzal

This is a collaboration between Spanish specialist importers Indigo Wine and the wizards at Vina Zorzal in Navarra, just south of Rioja.  Grapes are from a north facing vineyard in Corral de Los Altos planted in 1978. As Xabi explains: ‘We get the grapes from rocky soil, on the top of a high plateau where the northerly “cierzo” wind plays a key role adding an edge to the wine.’ The wine ages in concrete, it's delicate and ethereal but with a savoury, smoky, iron-like core complimenting the crushed raspberries and floral notes. Exceptional, serious wine for the price.