Bottle of Cepa por Cepa wine with a red cap on a white background

Nekeas Cepa por Cepa Garnacha Navarra

£12.00
£12.00
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Bottle of Cepa por Cepa wine with a red cap on a white background
  • Bottle of Cepa por Cepa wine with a red cap on a white background
  • Bottle of Cepa por Cepa wine with a red cap on a white background
Nekeas Cepa por Cepa Garnacha Navarra

Nekeas Cepa por Cepa Garnacha Navarra

Wine at a glance:

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Red
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Navarra
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Garnacha/ Grenache
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Medium Bodied
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14.0
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No oak influence

It’s the ultimate botanical rescue: 60-year-old Garnacha vines saved from the woods so they can be celebrated in your glass.

£12.00
£12.00
Who makes it?

The history of the Nekeas Valley reads a bit like a dramatic period piece, minus the corsets but with much better drinks. Winemaking here was all the rage in the sixteenth century, but by the mid-1900s, industrialization almost turned the lights out on this viticultural gem. While the phylloxera blight couldn't take them down, depressed prices nearly did—leaving only the most stubborn, inaccessible plots of old-vine Garnacha clinging to the hillsides. Fast forward to the 1990s, and the descendants of the original farming families decided that "retirement" was overrated. They returned to these impossibly steep slopes to revive their ancestors' legacy, proving that while you can take the people out of the valley, you can’t take the Garnacha out of the people.
How is it made?

Crafting the Cepa x Cepa (literally "vine by vine") wasn't just winemaking; it was a high-stakes botanical rescue mission. The team discovered 60-year-old Garnacha vines hiding in dwarf oak woods, sporting small, loose bunches that were essentially "genetic gems." These vines were hand-selected and grafted with the kind of patience usually reserved for saint-hood. Grown at dizzying altitudes of 450 to 650 meters across a chaotic mix of red, white, and grey-brown clays, these 100% Garnacha grapes endure a cold soak for seven days to pull out every ounce of personality. After a controlled fermentation at 25 degrees and a smooth malolactic transformation, the result is a wine that’s as technically precise as it is ruggedly soulful.
What does it taste like?

Pour a glass and prepare for a sensory trip to a valley where the wind blows at 11 km/h and the character is even breezier. This isn't your average, jammy fruit-bomb; it’s a fresh, elegant red that tastes like it actually went for a hike. Expect a vibrant bouquet of wild red berries and a whisper of the forest floor, backed by the kind of acidity that only comes from grapes grown on a 650-meter-high "natural StairMaster." It’s light on its feet but deep in conversation—a wine that manages to be both sophisticated enough for a dinner party and approachable enough for a "Tuesday night on the sofa" marathon.
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