2024 Bodegas Frontonio Microcósmico Garnacha

Certified organic Grenache from 35+ year old vines grown calcareous clay-sandy soils in Aragon at 500-700m.

93 Points, Gary Walsh (The Wine Front) – “Here’s a light and fine expression of Grenache. Raspberry, cranberry, herbs, fennel and dried roses. Light to medium-bodied, crisp and bright, slightly sappy with crunchy minted red fruit, a light emery board grip to tannin, with a lively fresh raspberry finish of good length. Such a fresh and pleasing wine to drink.”

93 Points, The Wine Advocate (Parker) - Luis Gutiérrez – “The red 2024 Microcósmico Garnacha is a clear step up from the Botijo from this same year. It is more serious, with more tension and more elegant and polished tannins, a subtler and more harmonious wine with citrus and floral characteristics. It's still quite primary but has complexity, depth and a mineral feeling, the texture on the palate.”

Jancis Robinson 16.5/20 – “Frontonio’s ‘village-level’ wine, from a range of organically farmed vineyards at 500–700 m in elevation, average age 35 years. Calcareous-sandy soils. Harvested 13 September, 20% whole cluster, foot-trodden grapes. Spontaneous fermentation lasting 28 days in above-ground concrete tanks, then aged for 7 months in underground concrete tanks.Tar and raspberries, cherries and herbs. Despite the hot vintage this is super-fresh, with bright acidity. It’s light in feel yet saturated with red-fruit flavour deepened by a darker, earthy undertow. Garnacha in a Burgundian mode, transparent in weight and fine-grained in tannins yet with lasting presence. Ready now; bring on the rosemary-roasted lamb and potatoes”.