- 100% Garnacha
- Sourced from the 1.18-hectare La Cerqueta planted in the 1940s on gray and blue slate at 630 meters
- Spontaneously fermented 100% whole-cluster in cement with eight weeks of maceration
- Racked to a single neutral foudre for 12 months of elevage
- 2300 bottles produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Spain
Region:
Aragon
Appellation:
Valdejalon
Variety:
Garnacha
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-FRO-31-22 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2024-11-21
"A subtle yet energetic red with floral aromas. The palate is substantial, with tension and firm yet polished tannins. Love the combination of drinkability and subtle structure. This comes from a single old 1.18-hectare vineyard planted on slate soils. It's a structured yet well-constructed wine that is delicious now but will surely improve with some bottle time."
Wine Advocate
Score
94+
Date
2024-11-14
"The 2022 La Cerqueta is getting more and more elegant and less earthy than the past, with more floral notes and more red fruit. The single-vineyard Garnacha is from a 75-year-old dry-farmed and head-pruned plot of 1.18 hectares at 630 meters altitude on slate soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and 100% full clusters that were foot trodden in concrete and had a long maceration of 81 days, and it matured in oak foudres. It has 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.2 and 6.1 grams of acidity but comes through as a little riper than the La Tejera that I tasted next to it. It has a medium-bodied palate with abundant, fine-grained tannins and a slight earthiness. 3,744 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2024."