Frontonio Valdejalon Garnacha Supersonico 2022 NO20231115 and pear with a whisper

and pear with a whisper of saline minerality that speaks to the ancient riverbed soils

Expect a fine

then rested about two years in handmade clay jars from Beit Chabab

This is Rioja with energy and grip instead of oak and vanilla

Frontonio Valdejalon Garnacha Supersonico 2022 NO20231115 and pear with a whisperSupersonico is the mid tier of Fernando Mora MW's Frontonio range, a high altitude blend of mostly Garnacha with a small dollop of Macabeo from 80+ year old bush vines in Valdejalon. The Mora team works a north facing parcel on decomposed gray slate selected specifically for freshness, then ages the wine in large neutral barrels for around twelve months. The result splits the difference between the lithe energy of Microcosmico and the depth of