Norzagarai, Garúa Tinto (2023)
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Rioja, Spain— Not your usual Tempranillo from Rioja! 100% organically-farmed fruit that sees some closed-tank, carbonic maceration. Medium bodied, dark-fruited but lifted! Plum, black cherry with pronounced spice and an earthy finish.
Santiago Norzagarai is a Rioja producer making wines unlike any others in the region. Many things set him apart. First of all, he is from Buenos Aires, though he has lived in Spain for 25 years. Secondly, he is working in the Rioja Alavesa with organic vineyards. Thirdly, he is making non-oaky, not-overly-extracted, meant-to-be-drinkable wines with a “non-interventionist approach.” In other words, Norzagarai is trying to change the stylistic perception of wines in Rioja.