2023 Frontonio Botijo Blanco
Grape
Garnacha Blanco (Grenache Blanc)
Its Origins
"Bodegas Frontonio is the personal project of young gun Fernando Mora MW, hailing from the Valdejalón appellation (technically an IGP, not a DO) of Aragón. These scintillating wines are some of the very best being made today east of Rioja and west of Conca, and they’re already garnering effusive praise from both Luis Gutiérrez and Jancis Robinson. Best of all, prices are very fair for the high quality—and the quality begins in the vineyard: Mora and his team own fifty hectares of beautiful old bushvines in rocky clay-limestone selected for high altitude and north-facing exposition to emphasize freshness. And although this is Garnacha country (Aragón, in fact, is thought to be the birthplace of Garnacha), the whites are every bit as fascinating and delicious as the red." Skurnik Wines
What The Critics Say
92/100 Parker's Wine Advocate, Luis Gutierrez
"The 2023 Botijo Blanco, pure Garnacha Blanca from limestone soils, fermented in concrete and matured in underground concrete vats for seven months. It has a moderate 12.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.25 and is varietal with notes of dried herbs, hay, straw and waxy apples. It has a medium-bodied palate nicely textured, clean and long, with a dry, chalky finish. It keeps the fruit-driven profile and the freshness. 36,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2024" Drink 2024-2027
Vintage Report - Parker's Wine Advocate, Luis Gutierrez
"Frontonio has 25-plus hectares of certified organic vineyards, and from 2022 onward, all the wines are certified organic; and they are working toward their biodynamic certification (hopefully for 2024). The Botijo and Microcósmico range come from certified organic grapes from the family of Mario López, one of the members of Frontonio. They have been fine-tuning their harvest dates and making a stricter selection of their grapes to gain precision, and the wines are a little more austere. They produce a total of 150,000 bottles. I tasted 2022s and some 2023s (plus one 2021, as the top white is still maturing in bottle and is sold one year later), two warm and dry years but with rains during the harvest. But if you managed those years well, they produced balanced and fresher wines that seem to transcend the vintages, especially in the case of the old vines, as the younger ones suffered after two years of heat and drought. The last few years have seen long harvests, with many starts and stops because of these rains."
91/100 Decanter (2019 vintage)
"Light floral perfumes. Supple succulent palate with crisp acidity, warm melon, and passion fruit charm. Rich and mouth filling with an elegant mineral twist on the finish. Drink 2021-2023
| Variety | Grenache Blanc |
|---|---|
| Region | Aragon |
| Closure | Cork |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Maturity | 2024 - 2027 |
Taste
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