Azul y Garanza Navarra Viura 2025 (1L) spirits-template retaining the classic gin flavor

retaining the classic gin flavor of juniper berries

The nose is sour apple

The result is a Sauvignon Blanc with texture and grip rather than the usual passionfruit pyrotechnics — more Loire in spirit than Cloudy Bay

this Sauvignon Blanc from le Clos de la Roche in Faye d'Anjou reaches for something rare and distinctive

Azul y Garanza Navarra Viura 2025 (1L) spirits-template retaining the classic gin flavorA liter of bright, dry white from one of Spain's most wildly beautiful corners. Azul y Garanza farm in and around the Bardenas Reales, the lunar desert park of southern Navarra, and they do everything organically by necessity as much as conviction. This Viura comes from older vines on clay limestone soils at around 400 meters, fermented with wild yeasts in concrete and held briefly in stainless before bottling. The result is unfussy and refreshing,