Navarra D.O. / D.O.P.

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DATA

Nº of hectares under vine: 10.028 - Nº of vine growers: 2.000 - Nº of wineries: 85 - Harvest 21: No information - Production 21: 37.344.000 liters - Marketing: 72% National - 28% International.

SITUATION

In the province of Navarra. It brings together more than 100 municipalities with different climatological and soil conditions that produce wines with contrasting characteristics. The wine region is divided into five well-differentiated production sub-zones. 

SUBZONES

Lower Mountain. Located in the northwest of Navarra, it includes 22 municipalities; around 2,500 hectares are cultivated here.
Tierra Estella. In mid-western Navarre, it extends along the Pilgrims' Road to Santiago de Compostela. It has 1,800 hectares of vineyards cultivated in 38 municipalities.
Valdizarbe. In mid Navarre. It is the nerve center of the Way of St. James. It has 25 municipalities and 1,100 hectares of vineyards.
Ribera Alta. Around the area of Olite, it covers part of the middle Navarre and the beginning of the southern area. There are 26 municipalities and 3,300 ha. of vineyards.
Ribera Baja. In the south of the province, it is the most important area in terms of vineyard extension (4,600 ha.). It is made up of 14 municipalities.

CLIMATE

Typical of dry sub-humid areas in its northern fringe, with average rainfall rates ranging between 683 and 593 mm. per year. Transition climate in the middle zone, which evolves towards more arid conditions in the southern areas, where the average rainfall is reduced to 448 mm. per year.

SOILS

The diversity of the different zones is also reflected in the soils. Reddish or yellowish and gravelly in the Lower Mountains, brownish limestone and limestone in Valdizarbe and Tierra Estella, limestone and alluvial loams in the Ribera Alta, and brownish, grey sub-desert, brownish-limestone and alluvial soils in the Ribera Baja.

VARIETIES

Whites: chardonnay, garnacha blanca, malvasía, muscatel de grano menudo, viura and sauvignon blanc.
Reds: cabernet sauvignon, red garnacha (majority), graciano, mazuelo, merlot, tempranillo, syrah and pinot noir.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINES

WHITES 
Young and barrel-fermented whites are produced. The latter, mainly based on chardonnay, are golden in color, with creamy and toasted aromas well combined with the fruity character of the variety. The sweet, small-grain Muscat-based wines have honeyed aromas and are fresh, tasty and complex in the mouth.

ROSÉS 
Mostly made from Grenache, but there are also examples made from Tempranillo or Cabernet Sauvignon. The most typical are those with an intense raspberry-pink color, very fresh, fruity, with a great red fruit character; in the mouth, balanced, tasty and fruity. In addition, more and more pale pink rosés are being produced, less exuberant than the first ones, but also with a characteristic freshness and acidity.
 
REDS 
It is determined by the variety and the place where the vineyard is located. In the north the wines (mainly Tempranillo) will be fresher and more sour, while in the south (Garnacha) the fruit is riper and smoother in the mouth, with well-defined balsamic and varietal nuances.
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