Only $16.99 for this Vibrant 94-Point Spanish Red!
          
 

High above the Spanish village of Fitero, brothers Iñaki, Xabier and Mikel Sanz tend to a particularly rocky, organically farmed plot of gnarly Garnacha vines. 

Bright and vibrant with thrilling nuance and minerality, their 2016 Viña Zorzal "Malayeto" more closely resembles a Pinot Noir from Burgundy than it does a Garnacha from Navarra. Wine Advocate awards a strong 94-point review to this unique 1,000 case production wine. We are thrilled to have secured a supply, and offer it to you today for just $16.99 per bottle!

Even a quick look at this vineyard photo shows that there is something very unusual going on. Scroll down for the full story, then quickly  click the Big Yellow Button  to place your order for this wonderfully refined red wine.

Wine Tasting at  Seven Bridges!
- Friday, April 26th -

West Suburban wine lovers, join us next Friday, April 26th, for our Spring Fling tasting at Seven Bridges Golf Club in Woodridge. We'll have a selection of over five dozen beautiful wines for you to sample from, including treats from Napa Valley, Piedmont, Rioja, Rhône Valley and more. Lots of full-throttle, high-scoring wines, including bottlings from Orin Swift and Dennis Cakebread! 

All this, plus a tasty selection of hors-d'oeuvres to keep your palate fresh. It promises to be a fun, wine-filled night. Round up some friends and sign up!

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Friday, April 26th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Seven Bridges Golf Club, 1 Mulligan Drive, Woodridge
$50 per person

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2016 Viña Zorzal "Malayeto" Garnacha
Navarra, Spain
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Completely fresh and vibrant, the pale ruby/garnet colored 2016 Malayeto is a seriously cool bottle of wine. The product of a once abandoned vineyard that the Sanz brothers nursed back to health, it presents a bright, youthful bouquet followed by nuanced flavors of fresh strawberry and cranberry accented by pepper, spring flowers and a slight suggestion of limestone. With air, these flavors expand on the palate in a wonderful manner.

The impressive texture and mouthfeel, however, are what really steal the show. Medium in body, with medium-plus acidity, medium-plus tannins and a supple roundness, everything is in balance. The elevated minerality and refinement remind us quite a bit of Burgundy! The wine finishes long, with good tension and a texture that is simultaneously chalky and velvety.

"This is a real bargain, one to buy by the case."
-Wine Advocate, December 2018

We work with a lot of Spanish reds. Very few at this price offer such an impressive combination of delicious fruit, terroir-focused minerality and structural sophistication. It is a wonderful wine and a truly remarkable value. Here is the 94-point Wine Advocate review...

"The single-vineyard Garnacha 2016 Malayeto comes from 2.39 hectares of vines averaging 35 years of age in the village of Fitero at 520 meters in altitude on limestone soils. It's a bright ruby colored red, wine with tons of spices, herbs, flowers, notes of bay leaf, thyme and a bright personality. It has a light to medium-bodied palate with unnoticeable oak (it matured in well-seasoned, neutral oak foudres and barrels), with complex stone minerality, a dry and long finish. This is really delicious and a very good value, possibly the freshest of the six Garnachas I tasted from them. Some 12,000 bottles were filled in March 2018. This is a real bargain, one to buy by the case."
- 94 Points, Wine Advocate (12/28/2018)

There is a whole lot of handcrafted gnarly-vine goodness going on here. Lovers of quality, nuanced, handcrafted reds, this one is for you. 

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