2007 Bodegas Artazu Artazuri Tinto Navarra

Artazu is one of the key estates that's helping to redeem the name of Navarra, once seen only as a source for rosado and early drinking table wine. They offer something entirely different: a superb lush-but-sappy wine from old Garnacha vines planted in chalky soil at high altitude. But they also have a nod to the area's reputation: there is also a delightful rosado called Artazuri, produced in limited quantities.

Artazu is one of the key estates that's helping to redeem the name of Navarra, once seen only as a source for rosado and early drinking table wine. They offer something entirely different: a superb lush-but-sappy wine from old Garnacha vines planted in chalky soil at high a... more