Navarro Vineyards - 2005 Navarrouge

2005 Navarrouge
Mendocino Red Table Wine
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Over seventy-five percent of the wine comprising our 2005 blend came from sixty year old vines. As with the last eight vintages, the base (60%) of the Navarrouge is Zinfandel and Valdiguié, grapes with as much character, history and stamina as the ancient vines that produced them. We discovered this combination in 1997 and there's good reason that the combo works. These two grapes have complimentary flavor profiles: Zinfandel tastes of wild blackberry and Valdiguié flavors suggest wild cherry. But there is a more technical reason that the blend is so successful. Zinfandel has very high sugars at full ripeness but Valdiguié doesn't. Consequently we can produce a wine with fine, rich flavors without too much hot, abrasive alcohol. Each year we add splashes of other red varieties. Rather than using pumps to keep the highly-colored skins wet with juice, we punch-down manually, plunging the skins deep into the juice to extract color and flavor. Pumps are abrasive to skins and seeds and introduce too much oxygen.		Normally you wouldn't expect fruit from 60 year old vines to be the base for a $12 wine... but then it isn't usual for wineries to sell most of their wine to existing customers. If this wine was sold through the standard three tier system (wholesaler, retailer, then you), Navarro would net less than $6 a bottle. Those economics simply couldn't sustain the average per ton purchase price of $1820 paid for these top quality grapes. This vintage the single largest addition was 20% Syrah which adds black currant flavors and a firm backbone. Next 8% Cabernet Sauvignon was poured in to add herbal complexity. On the last four days of the blending trials we were really fine tuning: the wine was completed by 3% additions each of "old vine" Petite Sirah, Mourvèdre, Carignan and Pinot Noir. Navarro's old time customers know that Navarrouge is an old-fashioned value, especially when purchased by the case. We always have a bottle ready for a messy bowl of homemade Cioppino. Gold Medal Winner. Navarrouge was aged exclusively in French oak barrels for about 10 months. Each barrel has to be sampled on a regular basis and Navarro has over 1,000 barrels, which keeps Andy busy.

Specifications
Harvested:	Sept. 28 to Nov. 1, 2005	Sugars at harvest:	24.4° Brix
Bottled:	Aug. 30 to Sept 1, 2006	Cases produced:	3040
Alcohol:	13.8%	Titratable acidity:	6.2 g/L
pH:	3.70

2016 Navarrouge, Mendocino

"This good, easy-drinking wine gives a sweet first impression and builds fruity and savory notes through the flavors and finish. It adds chocolaty accents to herbal ones like bay leaf and fruity ones like black plum." Wine Enthusiast magazine

2014 Navarrouge, Mendocino

Need a recommendation for a good house wine? This medium-bodied red has moderate fruit flavors, good structure from acidity and tannins, and a nice feeling of completeness. It is a catch-all blend of Zinfandel,Pinot Noir and four other grape varieties. Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast, December 1, 2015.

2011 Navarrouge, Mendocino

This entry level red blend from Navarro is a very good deal and was quite a crowd pleaser. It is ruby colored and opens with a black cherry bouquet with hint of black plum and boysenberry. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, balanced, savory and very easy to drink. The flavor profile is a tasty plum with a hint of minerality, acai berry, and mild oak. The finish is dry and fades away nicely. This offering is a perfect wine for Italian dishes. I would pair it with spaghetti and Joe's meatballs. Enjoy - Ken - Ken Ken Hoggins, www.kenswineguide.com/, July 20,2012.

2010 Navarrouge, Mendocino

This slightly opaque ruby colored wine opens with a black cherry bouquet with a hint of strawberry. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, balanced,a little juicy and easy to drink. The flavor profile is a mild strawberry with a hint of gentle cherry and light oak. The finish is dry and its very mild tannins are friendly. This is a good everyday food wine. I would pair it with pizza or lasagna. Enjoy - Ken Ken Hoggins, www.kenswineguide.com/, June 15, 2012.

2007 Navarrouge, Mendocino

Has light, fresh, cherry, Latakia tobacco, sweet rhubarb, and blackberry aromas before nicely bright, juicy flavors of the same fruit which finsh medium-broad and truncated. Well put together. BEST BUY. Harold Baer, www.haroldbaerwine.com, February 8, 2011.

2006 Navarrouge, Mendocino

An unusual but distinctive blend, with zesty and rustic plum, pepper and tobacco aromas and flavors. Valdiguié, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and others. Drink now. - Tim Fish, Wine Spectator, Web Only 2008.

2005 Navarrouge, Mendocino

Eight red varietals, including syrah, cabernet, pinot noir, and carignane go into this excellent Quality-to-Price-Ratio wine that should be a leading contender for your house red. Cherry blossom aromas, black cherry flavors with a fair amount of oak in the midpalate, but it's interesting and flavorful. I suspect it will be even better in 4-8 months. This is one to buy by the case and just have on hand for when friends drop by at the holidays. - Good Wines Under $20, October 12, 2007.

2002 Navarrouge, Mendocino

Bright glints of mineral skitter off this wine’s soft middle, contrasting the sweetness of the fruit .. this is built for barbecue. - Wine & Spirits, June 2004.

(T)he 2002 Navarrouge wine is personified by the voluptuous virile-looking youth on the far left of (Botticelli’s Primavera), draped casually in a strawberry red toga, his hand gesturing towards the heavens. Both man and wine are juicy and swash-buckling-the man due to his muscles, the wine due to its blend: 30% bright, spicy Zinfandel; 30% ripe-strawberry flavored Valdiguié; 15% smoky Syrah; 11% cedary Cabernet Sauvignon; 8% smooth plummy Merlot; and 4% grapey regal-colored Dolcetto. Made in the style of an Italian blend and aged in French oak for a full ten months, it has a warm glow to it and is very food-friendly. It is a great match for grilled foods, pizza and other Italian dishes, and many red meat dishes. - Barbi Gifford Shimer, The Vine Line, May 2004.

2000 Navarrouge, Mendocino

Best Buy. This wine is rustic and made country-style but there’s something lovable about it, like a big old dog. It’s friendly and fun. The tastes are juicy and rich, the texture round and mellow, and although it’s no match for your top-notch collector’s items, it will do just fine most of the time. - Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast, May 2002.

Navarrouge, Edition 5

This is Navarro's fun red. It is a blend of Valdiguié, Zinfandel, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Grenache. - The Delta Navigator, "Mendocino Wines: Hidden Treasures", September 1999.

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