WINE INFORMATION

Frontonio Microcósmico is named after Saint Frontonio, the patrón saint of Épila, a town in Valdejalón, Northeast Spain, where it is produced. Legend has it that Saint Frontonio was beheaded by the Romans. His body was buried in a cemetery and his head was thrown into the River Ebro near Zaragoza due to his belief in Christianity. Miraculously, his head was later found going upstream along the banks of the River Jalón in Épila. Likewise, this limited production of “micro” wine is the result of rowing against the stream.

This is a partnership of Fernando Moro, Master of Wine, international lawyer Francisco Latasa and oenologist Mario Lopez, who own 50 hectares of vines. 2010 was their first vintage and the winery really took off in 2014. The wines are made in a very understated “garage” in the rear of a wine retail shop. The philosophy is minimal intervention with a focus on small plots of land.

The 2020 Microcósmico Garnacha was produced with grapes from old vines grown on slopes with slate soils at 650 to 700 meters in altitude in the village of Jarque in the IGP Valdejalón. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and 40% whole clusters that were foot trodden and matured in underground concrete vats for seven months.

Charcuterie, Duck, Grilled preparations, Ham, Mexican, Mushrooms, Pizza, Pork, Sausage, Slow-smoked Barbeque/BBQ Sauce, Tomato Sauce, Wild Game