Cuvée Zen 2020 | Rosado Garnacha | Celayeta | Vinaris

Cuvée Zen 2020 | Rosado Garnacha | Gonzalo Celayeta

Name: Cuvée Zen 2020 | Rosado Garnacha | Gonzalo Celayeta
Brand: Gonzalo Celayeta
SKU: 463
Price: 25.51 EUR
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25.51 €

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Gonzalo Celayeta, DO Navarra (San Martín de Unx, Baja Montaña). Limestone-clay soils. 85% Garnacha tinta, 15% Garnacha blanca. Production: 1,500 bottles.

Aged 8 months in oak barrel on fine lees, followed by 10 months in clay tinaja.

Wine Identification
Cuvée Zen is a rosé wine produced by Gonzalo Celayeta in the Navarra appellation of Spain. Specifically from the San Martín de Unx area within the Baja Montaña zone, this 2020 vintage represents a limited production of only 1,500 bottles.

Origin and Winemaking
The vineyards are situated on clay-limestone soils, which contribute to the structural integrity of the grapes. The blend is composed primarily of Garnacha Tinta (85%) with a minor addition of Garnacha Blanca (15%). This combination of red and white Grenache varieties allows for a complex aromatic profile while maintaining freshness.

The winemaking process involves an extended and distinctive aging regimen. After fermentation, the wine undergoes eight months of élevage in oak barrels, specifically resting on fine lees. Following this period in wood, the wine is transferred to large clay jars (tinajas) made of fired clay for an additional ten months. This two-stage maturation strategy aims to preserve fruit character through the clay while allowing subtle oxidative complexity and texture development from the oak contact.

Tasting Profile
As a rosé from Navarra’s Baja Montaña, Cuvée Zen is expected to exhibit the aromatic intensity typical of Grenache varieties. The presence of white Garnacha likely contributes floral and citrus notes, while the red Garnacha provides body and stone fruit characteristics. The extended aging on lees in both oak and clay suggests a wine with significant texture, weight, and complexity for its style, moving beyond simple fruity profiles into more savory and structured territory.

Critical Reception
The wine has received recognition from Guía Peñín, which awarded it a score of 91 points.

Overall Character
Cuvée Zen stands out as a serious, structured rosé that defies typical light-bodied expectations. Through careful blending of red and white Grenache and a meticulous aging process involving both oak and traditional clay vessels, Gonzalo Celayeta has crafted a wine with depth, complexity, and strong regional identity.

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Learn more about Gonzalo Celayeta

Gonzalo Celayeta is a biologist and oenologist from Olite, third generation of a wine-growing family in the Baja Montaña zone of Navarra. He studied oenology in Logroño and spent four years at EVENA — Navarra's official viticulture and oenology research station — before launching his personal project in 2004. Since 2006 he has also been Technical Director of Bodegas San Martín, the cooperative of San Martín de Unx founded in 1914 and one of the driving forces behind the revival of Garnacha as a serious terroir variety in Navarra.

The 9 hectares are spread across San Martín de Unx and Olite at between 400 and 600 metres altitude, on clay-limestone soils surrounded by aromatic scrubland — thyme, lavender and rosemary — vegetation that Celayeta considers part of the terroir and that shows directly in the herbal character of his wines. The main variety is Garnacha Tinta, alongside Garnacha Blanca, Viura and Chardonnay. Every wine is named after someone close to him: La Huella de Aitana ("Aitana's Footprint") is named after his eldest daughter, born in 2011, the year of the first harvest; the "A" on the label was drawn by Aitana herself. Cuvée Zen is the aged version of the same rosado — 85% Garnacha Tinta, 15% Garnacha Blanca — fermented and matured first eight months in barrel and then ten months in a clay amphora (tinaja), with a production of 1,500 bottles; the Peñín Guide awards it 91–92 points and Decanter has also reviewed it. El Piano is the red wine in the range, 100% Garnacha from vines at 600 metres, aged in very old American oak: the piano, says Celayeta, is the instrument his wife plays, and a wine — like music — transmits the character of whoever makes it.

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