2022 Bodegas Frontonio La Tejera (PRE-ARRIVAL ONLY)

Pre-arrival price only, wine will be $209 when landed.  

Single vineyard wine from a tiny plot at 680m from 80 year old vines in Aragon. Slate and quartzite soils.  Certified organic. Garnacha (Grenache) dominant & a little Macabeo 

This is a wine that will resonate with any lover of high red fruited classics from Burgundy & Piedmont.

TINY PRODUCTION - VERY LIMITED 

97 Points,  James Suckling (Jacobo Garcia-Andrade Llamas - Senior Editor) - "This shows strawberries with dried herbs and a touch of slate. Incredible energy to the expansive, fresh, medium- to full-bodied palate, with supple, framing tannins. Long and persistent with overwhelming balance between acidity and concentration. Delicious now but will evolve favorably." 

97 Points, Parker -"My favorite wine after the ones from El Jardín de las Iguales comes from a very nice plot of old vines on slate soils with a vein of white stones, rich in quartzite and with a majority of Garnacha (there are some other scattered vines of different varieties). The floral and elegant 2022 Las Alas de Frontonio La Tejera comes from soil with some clay; and in the past, they must have used that clay to make roof tiles, and that's why the place is named the 'roof-tile workshop' (la tejera). This is spectacular, even in a challenging year, when the wine keeps the poise and elegance, complexity, flowers and citrus. It's herbal, bright and textured, with an ethereal quality but serious and with inner energy and light. The tannins are very fine and elegant. I found this every bit as good as the 2021. The parameters are great: 13.5% alcohol, pH of 3.13 and 6.06 grams of acidity. 3,977 bottles produced"

96 Points,  Peñín  -"Defined floral and fruity aromas. Bright cherry red. On the nose, red fruits, floral, spicy, expressive, and complex. Flavorful, fruity, with lovely acidity and a long finish."

96 Points, Tim Atkin - "Burnt orange and peach syrup aromas meet a stony, mineral backbone in this elegant blend of Garnacha and Macabeo. Orange peel, pomegranate, and cranberry add brightness and crunch. The palate is grippy and austere, with fine tannins and remarkable finesse. A layered, textured wine of real precision and a sense of place."