Navarra DO Flashcards
DO Pagos of Navarra (4)
SPOB
Senorio de Arinzano (2007)
Prado de Irache (2008)
Otazu (2009)
Bolandín (2022)
Subzones of Navarra DO
(5)
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
Baja Montana
Tierra Estella
Valdizarbe
Styles of Navarra DO
Blanco
Rosado
Tinto
Vino de Licor (Moscatel)
“Envejecido en Roble” means this:
(moscatel vino de licor)
Wine must be aged 24 months including 18 months in oak
Required method and preferred grape of Rosado de Navarra
Sangrado (Saignée)
Garnacha
What does Roble mean in the red wine aging of Navarra
Three months (90 days) in oak max 330L capacity
Subzones of Navarra DO (5)
RRBTV
Ribera Alta
Ribera Baja
Baja Montana
Tierra Estrella
Valdizarbe
What is the designation vinos de Municipio
Grapes must come exclusively from the municipality
15% from neighbors allowed with 10 year history of working with Vineyard
Wine map Navarra
What is the dominant flavor of the Navarran liqueur ‘Pacharàn/Patxaran’?
Anise
Navarra, today, is known for this
red wine accounts for approximately 60% of the Navarra’s production, with rosado wines representing only 30% of the region’s output (once known for rosado)
Navarra’s most prominent white variety
Chardonnay
plantings have spiked in the last two decades
White grapes in Navarra account for this % of acreage
7% of vineyard acreage
Where is Señorío de Arínzano and Prado Irache? Where is Bodegas Otazu? (Navarra)
Tierra Estella (Señorío de Arínzano and Prado Irache)
Valdizarbe (Bodegas Otazu)
Early inhabitants of Navarra
Vascones
What is the name of the running of the bulls for San Fermín in Navarra
encierro
Pilgrim destination of Navarra
Santiago de Compostela
What year did Navarra fall under French Rule?
1791, early days of France’s long revolution
The 70s and 80s in Navarra saw plantings of Cabernet, Merlot and Chardonnay at the expense of old vine Garnacha. What did this do for the industry?
Interest accelerated in the region.
The 2000s in Navarra replaced the old school rosados with this:
Pale Provencal style rosé
These two subzones of Navarra comprise 2/3 of the grapegrowing area
Ribera Alta and Baja
What is the defining geological feature of the subzones of Tierra Estrella and Valdizarbe?
Hilly at 560 m elevation
Closest city of Valdizarbe (Navarra DO)
Pamplona just to the North
This subzone of Navarra DO focuses almost entirely on red wine production
Baja Montana, in the Northeast, focusing on old vine Garnacha vineyards
Styles of Production for Navarra DO
Red
White
Rosado
Sweet wine
This Moscatel is used for sweet wines of Navarra DO, especially from Ribera Baja
Moscatel de Grano Menudo
Rosados of Navarra must be made in this style
Saignée. Direct press is forbidden, as it “reduces complexity
Red crianzas of Navarra differ in this aging requirement from the rest of Spain
Aged at least 2 years, with a minimum 9 mos in barrel
92% of plantings in Navarra are this
Red Grapes, focus on Grenache 2/3 of plantings
minimum age requirement for wines designated Vinas Viejas or “old vines” in Navarra
35 years
