Why it matters
The producer
Bodega de Sarría makes the two wines that Navarra has built its modern reputation on: a deep-coloured Garnacha rosado and an oak-aged red. The estate sits near Puente la Reina in the Valdizarbe sub-region, and its vineyards spread across roughly 210 hectares divided between four municipalities. This is not a boutique domaine but a working finca of real scale, with parcels in Miranda de Arga, Olite, and Corella in addition to the 100 hectares immediately surrounding the winery on the slopes above the River Arga.
Félix Huarte, a Navarran entrepreneur, founded the estate in 1953 and built it into one of the region's larger operations. In 1981, the estate separated from Huarte family ownership and entered a new phase of operation. Milagros Rodríguez is the winemaker today, and the range continues to trade under the Señorío de Sarría label.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Navarra is an autonomous community in northern Spain whose wine appellation covers terrain from the Pyrenean foothills in the north down to the Ebro basin in the south. Valdizarbe, where Sarría's home vineyards are concentrated, sits in the middle of the appellation near Puente la Reina, a town named for the medieval bridge that carried pilgrims south on the Camino de Santiago.
The appellation permits a wider range of grape varieties than the Rioja to its west. Garnacha has been grown here for centuries and remains the grape of Navarra rosado, the style that put the region on the international market from the 1980s onward. The rules also allow Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and other international varieties in red and Reserva blends, which is why a 90% Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva carries a Navarra appellation without contradiction. The River Arga, which runs through the Valdizarbe, waters the surrounding vineyards and marks the corridor through which the estate's parcels are distributed.
In the cellar
Vineyards and cellar
The Garnacha Rosado is made without oak. After harvest, short skin contact extracts the deep pink colour and the fruit concentration that characterises traditional Navarran rosado. The absence of wood ageing means the wine goes to bottle with direct fruit, high acidity, and no added texture from barrel. The deep colour is not a sign of residual sweetness; the wine is dry.
The Reserva takes a different route entirely. The blend is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Graciano, a Spanish red grape with naturally high acidity and peppery, herbal character that reads against the Cabernet's blackcurrant frame. The wine ages for two years in a combination of American and French oak barrels, with 80% of those casks being new, before spending a further year in bottle prior to release. Three years from harvest to shelf is a substantial timeline for a Navarra red, and the high proportion of new oak drives the wine's aromatic profile in the direction of vanilla and warm spice alongside the Cabernet fruit.
Wines to know
The range in view
The Señorío de Sarría range is anchored by two clearly differentiated bottles.
The Garnacha Rosado is 100% Garnacha with no oak and no residual sweetness. The colour is deep pink, noticeably darker than many pale Provençal-style rosados on the market. On the nose, ripe berry fruit leads with hints of citrus and cherry. The palate brings strawberry and raspberry, with a pomegranate note on the finish. Acidity keeps the wine from feeling heavy despite the concentration and depth of colour.
A useful way in
A bottle to begin with
Start with the Señorío de Sarría Garnacha Rosado. It is 100% Garnacha, made without oak, deep pink and dry, with strawberry and raspberry on the palate and firm acidity on the finish. The wine is a direct expression of what Navarra does with Garnacha in a traditional rosado style: no barrel influence, no sweetness, and enough concentration to hold its shape with food. One bottle explains both the grape and the regional approach without needing anything else around it.