Type | Red wine |
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Region | |
Grapes | |
Producer | |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 13.5% |
Production | 6,300 bottles |
Spec sheet
What does this wine taste like?
View | Cherry red / Violet glints |
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Bouquet | Fruit aromas / Ripe fruit / Balsamic notes / Aromatic herbs / Sweet spices / Floral scents / Mineral notes |
Mouth | Good acidity / Balanced / Fine tannins / Pleasant finish / Warm / Persistent / Fruit-forward |
Drinking and storing
16ºC
Ratings and awards
2021 | 94+ PK | ||||
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2020 | 93 PK | ||||
2019 | 93 PK | 93 PN | |||
2018 | 94+ PK | ||||
2017 | 92 PN | 90 SK | |||
2016 | 94 PK | 17+ JR | 92 PN | 93 DC |
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis
robinsonPN: PeñínSK: SucklingDC: Decanter
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker and Jancis Robinson
Customer reviews
Winemaking
Vinification material | Wood |
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Ageing period | 6 months |
Barrel age | Used |
Type of wood | French oak |
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...