RKS 2025 Wine: A Graciano from Spain’s Navarra Appellation

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Graciano is a spicy aromatic, intensely flavoured grape and is less tannic than Tempranillo and tends to oxidize easily. It is not capable of ageing for any extended period. It prefers cool clay-chalk soils and mild damp climates and dislikes drought and intense summer heat.

We try an Agramont Graciano from the Navarra appellation in Northeastern Spain.

Aroma: Big blast of blackberry, raspberry and black cherry with a hint of dark chocolate.

Palate: This Graciano has some tannins to it and it is a solid Boxerlike wine if this was “Animal Farm”. To the point. Not elegant. An entirely food worthy wine. Think of chalky raspberry. A bulky solid finish.

Personality: I am far from elegant having a non pretentious solidity built for food particularly lamb over the spit.

Cellarbility: Consume no later than Easter 2026 with lamb of course. Or with a lamb burger anytime!

Price: $16 CDN.

RKS 2025 Wine Rating: 89/100. Natalie MacLean Community Score 91. Decanter 2024 World Wine Awards 95.

(Agramont 2022 Graciano, D.O. Navarra, Agronavarra, Murchante, Spain, 750 mL, 14%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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