Navarro Vineyards - 2011 Navarrouge

2011 Navarrouge
Mendocino Red Table Wine
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Over three decades ago, Navarrouge was a blend selected from the various lots of wine that didn't fit into Navarro's varietal offerings. We sometimes bought "additional" (code word for expensive) fruit from good vineyards to maintain consistent Navarrouge quality from vintage to vintage. However, as a result of continually improving quality of this evermore popular daily red, this "additional" fruit now accounts for the majority of the recent blends, so we shouldn't have been surprised when the last release of Navarrouge, the 2010, sold out in just seven months. The combination of base wines that we've used for the last three vintages is especially pleasing: fruit-driven, old vine Zinfandel teamed up with Syrah's rich, firm backbone and completed with Pinot Noir's lengthy suppleness. In 2011, late-ripening varieties in Mendocino were degraded by stormy weather and we were unable to harvest any Cabernet Sauvignon or Carignan and only a little Grenache all of which are usually part of this blend. Topping barrels; Navarrouge is aged for about 10 months in French oak barrels.		In red wine production, the skins macerate in the juice, sometimes for weeks, and the CO2 generated by fermentation causes the skins to float to the surface. Rather than use pumps to remix the juice and skins, we prefer to shove the skins back into the fermenting juice by hand; we think the wines produced have less harsh tannins. In order to compensate, we upped the percentage of earlier ripening Pinot in this 2011 bottling. The wines were aged in French oak barrels, then in a series of five tastings, we selected a final blend for this bottling. We had already bottled this 2011 Navarrouge before we realized how quickly the 2010 bottling would sell out, so we only bottled the same amount as 2010. Don't dawdle stocking up on this show stopper. The fruit from these old Zinfandel vines accounts for about a third of this vintage's Navarrouge.

Specifications
Harvested:	Oct. 7 to 22, 2011	Sugars at harvest:	23.0° Brix
Bottled:	Sept. 6 & 7, 2012	Cases produced:	2386
Alcohol:	12.8%	Titratable acidity:	6.7 g/L
pH:	3.58

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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