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BODEGA INURRIETA SENSATIONS
Established in 2002 in Falces, Navarro, Bodega Inurrieta has evolved to become internationally recognised with a range of multi-award winning wines, which are now exported to more than 30 countries around the world. WORDS JAMES SINCLAIR PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF BODEGA INURRIETA
THE TERROIR Located in a micro-valley crossed by the river Arga, in Navarra’s Ribera Alta district, some 275 Ha are under vine with soils composed of sand and silt, which are well drained and contribute finesse and elegance to the resulting wines. The grapes are cultured at an altitude between 300 and 480m, permitting the preferred varieties of Sauvignon Blanc, Garnacha, Graciano, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot to be grown under optimal conditions.
A FAMILY AFFAIR A family business, which has revived the name of a
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vineyard where their ancestors grew vines a century ago, the current production process is ultra-modern with a spacious bodega housing state-of-the-art equipment and a capacity to hold over 4 million litres of wine. Visitors can arrange to tour the installation and particularly impressive is the cask room, housing 3,000 barrels of French and American oak.
THE MISSION From the outset, the aim has been to produce and market exemplary red, white and rosé wines which exhibit character and personality. These have garnered them widespread recognition and appreciation
throughout Europe, America and Asia. To achieve and maintain this, utmost care is taken with the land, the harvesting, and throughout the entire production process, and Bodega Inurrieta only employs grapes grown in their own vineyards.
THE WINES The full range encompasses 13 distinct wines, comprising seven reds, four whites and two rosés. These are, correspondingly, the Inurrietas Norte, Sur, Cuatrocientos, Puro Vicio, Altos de Inurrieta, Laderas de Inurrieta and Mimao Tinto, the Inuriettas Intacta, Orchídea, Orchídea Cuvée, and Mimao Blanco, and Inurietta Coral and Mediodía.
