Type | Red wine |
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Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 13.5% |
Spec sheet
What does this wine taste like?
View | Ruby red / Abundant tears |
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Bouquet | Higly aromatic / Fruit aromas / Raspberry / Smoky notes / Incense / Thyme / Rosemary |
Mouth | Dry / Refreshing acidity / Well-integrated tannins / Firm / Vigorous / Long |
Ratings and awards
2021 | 95 PK | ||
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2020 | 94 PK | ||
2019 | 94 PK | ||
2018 | 94 PK | 16.5++ JR | 93 PN |
2016 | 93 PN |
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis
robinsonPN: Peñín
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker and Jancis Robinson
Customer reviews
Vineyards
La Cerqueta
Vine age | 75 years |
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Soil | Slate |
Yields | Very low yields |
Surface area | 1.00 hectares |
The winery
Bodegas Frontonio
Bodegas Frontonio is named after Saint Frontonio, patron saint of the north-eastern Spanish town of Epila. Legend says that after Saint Frontonio was beheaded by the Romans, his body was buried in a cemetery and his head cast into the River Ebro. Miraculously his head was found upstream on the bank of the River Jalon, close to where the Bodegas Frontonio winery is located. Exactly as they're presented, they're the wine of a particular land, the résumé of a landscape. A passion...