Electricidad VIII is a limited-edition garage wine made by co-fermenting a barrel of Mazuelo (Carignan) with Macabeo (one of the white grapes favoured in making Cava). Buzzing with energy, this is a super-charged red with a light colour and a perfumed nose. Expect lively and juicy notes of chestnut, cherry, red liquorice and hedgerow blackberries, accompanied by featherweight tannins. With that co-fermenting of red and white grapes, you could think of this rare and innovative blend from Valdejalón as a Spanish-style twist on Côte-Rôtie, but it’s a lot lighter than that. It’s going to be a fine choice for summer drinking and barbeque season.
Bodegas Frontonio was created by three friends: winemaker Fernando Mora MW (who made his first wine in his apartment’s bathtub), the sporty oenologist Mario López (who grew up in a winery), and international business lawyer Francisco Latasa (who looks after everything else). They named their winery after Saint Frontonio, the Patron Saint of Épila. According to legend, Frontonio was beheaded by the Romans and his head was thrown into the River Ebro near Zaragoza. However, it was later found upstream on the bank of the River Jalón. Although quite a macabre story, it’s strangely fitting for a project that is also going against the current. Valdejalón does not have a Denominación de Origen classification, it is arguably the least well-known region in Aragón. These garage wines are therefore sold under the ‘Vino de la Tierra’ designation but are so much more than that classification suggests.
SKU No.: 4105137
Style No.: 948005
Grapes: Mazuelo,Macabeo
Closure: Cork
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 13%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites
Electricidad VIII is a limited-edition garage wine made by co-fermenting a barrel of Mazuelo (Carignan) with Macabeo (one of the white grapes favoured in making Cava). Buzzing with energy, this is a super-charged red with a light colour and a perfumed nose. Expect lively and juicy notes of chestnut, cherry, red liquorice and hedgerow blackberries, accompanied by featherweight tannins. With that co-fermenting of red and white grapes, you could think of this rare and innovative blend from Valdejalón as a Spanish-style twist on Côte-Rôtie, but it’s a lot lighter than that. It’s going to be a fine choice for summer drinking and barbeque season.
Bodegas Frontonio was created by three friends: winemaker Fernando Mora MW (who made his first wine in his apartment’s bathtub), the sporty oenologist Mario López (who grew up in a winery), and international business lawyer Francisco Latasa (who looks after everything else). They named their winery after Saint Frontonio, the Patron Saint of Épila. According to legend, Frontonio was beheaded by the Romans and his head was thrown into the River Ebro near Zaragoza. However, it was later found upstream on the bank of the River Jalón. Although quite a macabre story, it’s strangely fitting for a project that is also going against the current. Valdejalón does not have a Denominación de Origen classification, it is arguably the least well-known region in Aragón. These garage wines are therefore sold under the ‘Vino de la Tierra’ designation but are so much more than that classification suggests.
SKU No.: 4105137
Style No.: 948005