Niepoort Navazos Blanco 2023
26.32₣ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Next to the 2022, I also tasted the 2023 Navazos-Niepoort, which has 1% more alcohol, 13%, but looking at the parameters, it's also higher in acidity and freshness. This is a rendition of the old wines, fermented in bota, where it matured under a veil of yeasts for around 10 months. I caught the wine a week before it was bottled, and the wine felt a little reductive and backward, but it's also a little bit the character of the year. Despite 2023 being a less warm year than 2022, the alcohol levels are higher in 2023, but they go unnoticed because the wines have very good acidity, freshness and balance. I guess this will age even better than the 2022. 4,000 bottles and 400 magnums were produced. It was bottled in September 2024.
Features
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Appellation
Alcohol
12.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 10ºC and 12ºC
Winemaking
Fermented and aged for 5 months in barrels under a film of yeasts (velo de flor).
Description
Niepoort Navazos Blanco: A unique collaboration between Dirk Niepoort and Equipo Navazos results in this white wine, made from 100% Palomino Fino grapes. These grapes come from one of the historic Albariza vineyards, located in the Spanish region of Jerez de La Frontera.
Winemaking
Following the rigorous criteria of the best winemaking techniques of two centuries ago, the grapes were fermented with indigenous yeasts in 40 year old American oak barrels. The wine was then aged without fortification, under veil, at a controlled temperature for 10 months. The barrels were filled to 5/6 of their capacity (500 l of 600 l) to allow the yeasts to develop. Malolactic fermentation was not carried out.
Taste
Niepoort Navazos Blanco is a different wine, vibrant, fresh and saline. It stands out for showing the pure expression of the chalky soil. It is the perfect accompaniment for all kinds of "tapas", showing its best version always accompanied by food. Despite being a full-bodied wine, it is not heavy, and although it is dry, it is not aggressive. Its tasting notes reveal typical Jerez aromas, with hints of limestone and chalk dust.
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