Bodegas Frontonio Psicodelico Mezcla 2022
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Bodegas Frontonio Psicodelico Mezcla 2022

Bodegas Frontonio
$60.00

Grape: Albariño, Robal, Macabeo, Garnacha, Provechón
Vintage: 2022
Type: rED

This co-fermentation is a regional palhete style, blending white varieties albariño, robal, and macabeo with red grapes garnacha and provechón. Winemaker Fernando Mora sources fruit from old high-altitude bush vines in Valdejalón, rooted in clay and limestone soils. The blend is foot-trodden in concrete vats before undergoing a spontaneous native yeast fermentation with minimal cellar adjustments. Aged in neutral French oak, this cuvée captures an authentic and energetic mountain profile.

It pours a pale copper-orange hue, releasing a complex nose of wild raspberries, orange peel, sweet smoke, and wildflowers. A sleek, light-bodied frame pairs tart red currant flavors with a savory, texturally intriguing depth. A lively wave of mountain acidity runs through the center, keeping the fluid mouthfeel thoroughly refreshed. The red grape skins provide a gentle phenolic grip that structures the mid-palate cleanly. It finishes long, dry, and mouthwatering, leaving a distinct mineral trace.

Winery

Bodegas Frontonio is the Aragón project of Fernando Mora MW and Mario López, based around Alpartir and its surrounding mountain vineyards. Garnacha and Macabeo are central to a range built around old bush vines and the differences between individual sites. The vineyards lie at elevations ranging from roughly 460 to more than 1,000 meters, with a mixture of soils that includes limestone-rich clay and slate. Farming follows organic and biodynamic principles, with vineyard tasks and harvesting carried out by hand.

In the cellar, fermentation vessels include concrete, clay jars and wood, selected according to the wine rather than a single house recipe. Historic seventeenth-century caves provide a setting for slow aging, and gravity helps move the wines gently. The range moves from village expressions such as the Microcósmico bottlings toward more specific vineyards and historic parcels. That progression makes Frontonio a useful introduction to Aragón’s mountain wine culture, showing the freshness and detail that can come from Garnacha and Macabeo when the vineyard remains the focus.