Bodegas Caudalia Xi ipal Garnacha

Winery	Bodegas Caudalia
Region	Navarra
Appellation	Navarra
Type	Red Wine
Varietal	Grenache Red
Vineyard Size	8.76 hectares
Soil	Steep slopes on sandstones, silt, clays
Vineyard Orientation	625 meters
Average Age of Vines	20 years old
Farming Practice	Organic – Non Certified
Maturation	Aged for 12 months in used French oak
Vintage	2015

Wife and husband team; Raquel and Ivan Grandival started this project in 2010. They farm 40-year-old plots of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Syrah and Graciano at the foot of the mountains near the village of San Martin de Unx. They seek maximum varietal expression through respect of the earth and environment, with minimal intervention in the growing of the grapes. Raquel seeks to emphasize the unique character of their vineyards by fermenting wine only in cement tanks with native microbes and aging exclusively in large format (400-500 liter) barrels that minimizes oak influence. The Xi’ipal wines are all strictly limited production from unique, single vineyard plots.

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92pts Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 2015 vintage

“Deep, lurid ruby-red. High-pitched, mineral-accented red/dark berry and pot-pourri aromas are complemented by suggestions of succulent herbs and Asian spices. Smooth and open-knit, offering appealingly sweet raspberry and lavender pastille flavors that tighten up slowly with air and pick up mocha and white pepper nuances. Shows impressive clarity and spicy lift on the persistent finish, which is given shape by silky, even tannins. (Fermented in concrete tanks and aged for a year in used, 500-liter French oak barrels.) Drink 2020-2026.”

90pts James Suckling – 2015 vintage

“A very fresh and rather elegant Garnacha Navarra with quite gentle tannins and bright acidity lifting the fullish body. Drink now or in 2019”

90pts International Wine Report – 2015 vintage

“This begins with a nice combination of smoky aromatics on the nose, joined with rose petals and dark fruits. Smooth on the mouth, the wine shows off red cherry, red currant and wild strawberry flavors with crushed mint and a lovely herbaceousness. The tension suggests this will age nicely.”

Bodegas Caudalia Xi ipal Garnacha