2024 Bodegas Frontonio 'Microcosmico' Macabeo Vino de la Tierra de Valdejalon Spain Helicon the wine completes malolactic fermentation

the wine completes malolactic fermentation and spends about 20 months in large oak vessels before resting a further six months in bottle before release

perhaps the finest in the entire appellation

Yellow Gentian (Gentiana Lutea)

about 50 years old each

It proves rather reserved at first and only reveals some faint scents of smoke

2024 Bodegas Frontonio 'Microcosmico' Macabeo Vino de la Tierra de Valdejalon Spain Helicon the wine completes malolactic fermentation100% 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 Diversity, respect & Regenerative agriculture. from the importer