Type | Red wine |
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Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 13.5% |
Production | 18,700 bottles |
Spec sheet
What does this wine taste like?
View | Garnet / Reddish glints |
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Bouquet | Fruit aromas / Red fruit / Blueberries / Cherries / Mineral notes / Cedar wood / Toasty notes |
Mouth | Good acidity / Fresh / Dry / Ripe tannins / Elegant / Balanced / Complex / Long / Persistent |
Ratings and awards
2021 | 94+ PK | ||
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2020 | 93+ PK | ||
2019 | 94 PK | ||
2018 | 93 PK | 93 PN | |
2017 | 92 PK | 93 PN | |
2015 | 90 PK | 93 SK |
PK: ParkerPN: PeñínSK: Suckling
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker
Customer reviews
Winemaking
Vinification material | Wood / Concrete |
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Ageing period | 13 months |
Type of wood | French oak |
Vineyards
Épila, Morata y Jarque
Vine age | Between 37 and 60 years |
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Soil | Pebbles / Slate / Limestone |
Surface area | 18.00 hectares |
Altitude | 540.00 meters |
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...