Bodegas Frontonio

Macabeo 'Microcósmico'

100% old-vine Macabeo from 65+ year-old vines
Clay-limestone soils at 530m of elevation
Fermented in cement tank with indigenous yeast
Aged in cement tank on the lees, no battonage

Info

Producer:

Bodegas Frontonio

Vintage:

2023

Country:

Spain

Region:

Aragon

Appellation:

Valdejalon

Variety:

Macabeo

Color:

White

Farming Practice:

Practicing Organic

Sizes Available

Full Bottle

ES-FRO-01-23

12/750ml

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Date

2024-11-14

"The 2023 Microcósmico Macabeo comes from old vines on limestone soils, showing the character of the grape, with austerity, clout and power. It has more structure, not necessarily weight, and a very tasty finish with a bitter twist. It has a moderate 12.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.21 and 5.89 grams of acidity. 20,199 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2024 after seven months in concrete."

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

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Date

2021-11-11

Wine Advocate

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Date

2023-05-31

"The 2022 Microc¢smico Macabeo wants to show the potential of the white grape (also known as Viura, the main white variety in Rioja) through the fruit from 70-year-old dry-farmed vines on deep limestone, clay and stony alluvial soils at 530 meters above sea level. They did a 20-hour skin contact, the juice fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete, and the wine matured in underground concrete tanks with the fine lees and b'tonnage. It's varietal, serious and austere, with notes of waxy apples and hay, not too showy or perfumed, with restraint, white fruit, 13% alcohol, very good freshness (pH 3.19), clean and integrated acidity and a salty twist in the finish. 22,460 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2023."

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Macabeo 'Microcósmico'