Frontonio: La Loma & Los Santos 2023

Frontonio: La Loma & Los Santos 2023

Macabeo 60%, Garnacha Blanca 40%
hvid, tør
12,5% Vol.
Drikkemoden: 2026–2042
eksotisk & aromatisk
frugt-orienteret
mineralsk
Lobenberg: 97/100
Parker: 96/100
Galloni: 96/100
Suckling: 95/100
Jancis Robinson: 19/20
Spanien, Aragon, Calatayud
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
La Loma & Los Santos 2023

97
/100

Macabeo, den magiske drue fra Calatayud (Viura), med Grenache Blanc. Dyrket på kalksten og granitskifer. Helklase-maceration og 24 timers henstand, derefter langsom presning og spontan gæring i beton. Malo og modning på det fine gær i hovedsageligt brugte 500 liters Bourgogne-fade i 14 måneder. Uden batonage. Meget blomsteragtig og allerede citrusfrisk i næsen med en salt mineralitet fra kalkstenen. Superfokuseret og ligefrem, ekstremt defineret. Kvæde og voks i næsen. Dette er Macabeo, men Grenache giver fennikel og anis. Røg. Vibrerende greb, som flint i munden med balancerende citronmarmelade og et strejf af pomerans, en salt, kridtagtig barberkniv trækker ned over tungen med lidt ingefærkrydderi, stor friskhed med strålende frugtsmag og igen sådan en salt længde. Sikke en aromatisk ener, utrolig velsmagende på trods af sin unikhed.

Årsrapporten

Den spektakulære årgang 2023 betragtes i Spanien som en milepæl inden for elegance. Vinen er betydeligt mere afbalanceret end 2022 og fremstår som en moden, ualmindelig harmonisk version af 2020. Den charmerer med en stenet reduktion, en betagende renhed og en præcis symmetri af absolut verdensklasse.

96
/100

Parker om: La Loma & Los Santos

The white 2023 La Loma & Los Santos, containing some 60% Macabeo and 40% Garnacha Blanca, fermented in concrete and matured in 500- and 900-liter oak barrels, with some Macabeo in concrete egg, for 13 months. This has to be the finest vintage of this white; it's a year with more tension and is very expressive and nuanced, with notes of dry yellow flowers and pollen. It is finessed, beautifully textured and velvety, with volume, sapidity and electricity, and it is crunchy and citrusy, with a salty twist in the finish. This should age nicely in bottle. 4,032 bottles were filled in July 2025.

96
/100

Galloni om: La Loma & Los Santos

From Alpartir in Aragón, the 2023 La Loma y Los Santos (Garnacha Blanca and Macabeo) opens with delicate, pure aromas of fennel and thyme. A citrus nuance adds tension to the rather austere yet finely detailed nose. Chalky textures and well-integrated freshness shape the dry palate without dominating it, allowing a subtle solar warmth to impart energy. The 2023 is expressive and balanced at 12.5% alcohol.

95
/100

Suckling om: La Loma & Los Santos

This has aromas of peaches, white flowers and a saline touch. The palate is harmonious, with a chiseled profile and linearity that follow through to a saline finish. A blend of macabeo and garnacha blanca from two vineyards. Fermented in cement and aged in Austrian and French oak. Drink or hold.

19
/20

Jancis Robinson om: La Loma & Los Santos

Tasted blind. This is a great wine, with marked mineral depth and fresh notes of lime and green apple. There is an elegant, burgundian touch of flint, alongside a subtle hint of kerosene. A wine built on delicacy – vertical, refined, savoury and deeply compelling. Its penetrating yet delicate acidity carries the wine beautifully. One of the finest white wines I have tasted from Spain, with great ageing potential ahead.

Min vinmager

Frontonio

Det hele startede for Fernando Mora i badekarret hjemme i Zaragoza, hvor han tog sine første skridt som vinmager. Og resultatet var ganske drikkeligt. Dette motiverede ham til at søge efter egnede vinmarker og jordlodder.

La Loma & Los Santos 2023