Navarra Wine Guide: Grapes, Appellations & Producers

Old-vine Garnacha revival

Soil: Stony, calcareous foothill slopes with old Garnacha bush vines.
Style: Perfumed, fresh old-vine Garnacha reds and serious rosados — Navarra’s renaissance.
Top sites: Single-vineyard old-vine Garnacha is driving Navarra’s quality revival beyond cheap rosé.
Vintages: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Producers: Emilio ValerioArtazu (Artadi)

Tip · Once known only for rosé, Navarra now makes some of Spain’s most exciting old-vine Garnacha.

Value pick

Domaines Lupier "El Terroir" · ~$28

Old-vine Garnacha — floral, fresh and mineral; a Navarra benchmark.

Collector pick

Artazu "Santa Cruz de Artazu" · ~$60 · 2019

Single-vineyard old-vine Garnacha of real finesse.

Spain’s rosé tradition

Soil: Warmer Ribera Baja flats near the Ebro, suited to Garnacha and Tempranillo.
Style: Dry, deeply-flavoured Garnacha rosado plus juicy Tempranillo-Garnacha reds and ripe Cabernet/Merlot.
Top sites: Navarra’s rosados are saignée-style and gastronomic — a world apart from pale commercial pink.
Vintages: 2020, 2021, 2022
Producers: Bodegas OchoaNekeas

Tip · Navarra pioneered serious Spanish rosado and remains a value source for it.

Value pick

Bodegas Ochoa Garnacha Rosado · ~$15

Vivid, dry, food-friendly Garnacha rosé — Navarra tradition in a glass.

Collector pick

Chivite "Colección 125" Rosado · ~$35 · 2021

Barrel-fermented, gastronomic rosé of remarkable depth.