Bodegas Frontonio La Loma y Los Santos White 2022

Grape: Macabeo, Garnacha Blanca
Vintage: 2022
Type: White

This white wine is an artisanal blend of sixty percent macabeo and forty percent garnacha blanca from high-altitude plots in Valdejalón. The macabeo grows on clay-limestone soils at five-hundred meters, while the garnacha blanca comes from slate terraces at six-hundred meters. Winemaker Fernando Mora coordinates a thirty-two hour skin maceration without sulfur before a spontaneous fermentation occurs in concrete vats. It then matures for twelve months on its fine fermentation lees in large, neutral toneles.

It displays a bright straw-yellow color, releasing clear aromatics of white peach, citrus peel, and fresh wildflowers. A medium-bodied, texturally driven frame balances sweet orchard fruit flavors with a savory crack of white pepper. A sharp wave of mountain acidity slices directly through the waxy mid-palate volume, maintaining excellent structural tension. The diverse soil profiles impart a distinct saline underline that frames the clean mouthfeel. It finishes dry and persistent, leaving a mouthwatering mineral impression.