Calatayud is a fairly innocuous and rural region of Spain. As far as the eye can see the hills and plains are blanketed by a patchwork of head-pruned Garnacha vineyards, olive and cherry orchards and fields of grain. Just to the north of Calatayud is Campo de Borja, Navarra and Rioja Baja, so this sea of Garnacha is a small part of a wider ocean. Much of the inexpensive and pleasurable Garnacha sold in the US comes from these regions in Spain and Eric Solomon was an early pioneer and proponent.
Evodia fits right in the mix-- it’s a 100% Garnacha wine, from old vines, that drinks like a much pricier bottling. This juice is good!!! The nose is rich and lovely with scents of red fruits and berries (think raspberries, cherries and redcurrant) with depth and dimension from notes of garrique, peppercorn, rose garden and forest floor. The palate reiterates and adds to the fruit found in the nose. Red berries are the main elements, cherries and raspberries, with support from notes of Boysenberry and plum. Add a dollop of earthiness and spice and this wine just sings. The fruit is kept in harmonious balance as soft tannins and light acidity make for nice structure.
Evodia is sourced from Garnacha from the villages of Atea, Acered and Alarba. Located in the Sierra Santa Cruz, these steep sites (up to 25%) have various exposures but share similar soils - slate and quartzite over clay. At an average elevation of 900 meters above sea level, these vineyards are among the highest sites within the province of Aragon. This unique terroir and the old vines of Garnacha rooted in it, are the origins of Evodia.
WINE ADVOCATE 92 POINTS - "The aromatics of the 2023 Evodia give justice to the name, which in old Greek means "fragrance," and it has high-lifted aromatics, floral, elegant and ethereal. In 2023, they used 15% full clusters for the fermentation, and the élevage was in concrete, with 20% in used 225-liter barrels and 10% in oak vats, and lasted five months. It has a bright ruby color and an extroverted nose. This is ripe, hedonistic and outspoken, showy and juicy, with very good ripeness and 14.8% alcohol, but it comes through as balanced with a pH of 3.68 and 6.1 grams of acidity. You just want to keep smelling it as it unfurls in the glass. The quality is clearly beyond its price point; it's an amazing value for money. One to buy by the truckload!"
Evodia fits right in the mix-- it’s a 100% Garnacha wine, from old vines, that drinks like a much pricier bottling. This juice is good!!! The nose is rich and lovely with scents of red fruits and berries (think raspberries, cherries and redcurrant) with depth and dimension from notes of garrique, peppercorn, rose garden and forest floor. The palate reiterates and adds to the fruit found in the nose. Red berries are the main elements, cherries and raspberries, with support from notes of Boysenberry and plum. Add a dollop of earthiness and spice and this wine just sings. The fruit is kept in harmonious balance as soft tannins and light acidity make for nice structure.
Evodia is sourced from Garnacha from the villages of Atea, Acered and Alarba. Located in the Sierra Santa Cruz, these steep sites (up to 25%) have various exposures but share similar soils - slate and quartzite over clay. At an average elevation of 900 meters above sea level, these vineyards are among the highest sites within the province of Aragon. This unique terroir and the old vines of Garnacha rooted in it, are the origins of Evodia.
WINE ADVOCATE 92 POINTS - "The aromatics of the 2023 Evodia give justice to the name, which in old Greek means "fragrance," and it has high-lifted aromatics, floral, elegant and ethereal. In 2023, they used 15% full clusters for the fermentation, and the élevage was in concrete, with 20% in used 225-liter barrels and 10% in oak vats, and lasted five months. It has a bright ruby color and an extroverted nose. This is ripe, hedonistic and outspoken, showy and juicy, with very good ripeness and 14.8% alcohol, but it comes through as balanced with a pH of 3.68 and 6.1 grams of acidity. You just want to keep smelling it as it unfurls in the glass. The quality is clearly beyond its price point; it's an amazing value for money. One to buy by the truckload!"
