Bodegas Zarate Fontecon Tinto 2024
$36.99 on 6+ bottles (use code: 6saves2)
- 70% Espadeiro and 30% Caiño Tinto
- Whole Cluster fermented
- Just 130 cases of 6 packs!
*For reference, 2023/2024 not yet scored*
2022 - 92 pts Wine Advocate
The new red 2022 Fontecón comes from a plot that was replanted in 2011 with Caíño, Espadeiro and Albariño of which they used 80% Caíño Tinto and 20% Espadeiro to produce this first red blend. It is primary and fruit-driven, with herbal notes. It is from a year when the red grapes ripened thoroughly, and it still has a moderate 11.5% alcohol and a medium-bodied palate with very fine tannins. This is clearly a red from Galicia. 1,000 bottles produced.
Zárate Fontecón Tinto is a blend of 70% Espadeiro and 30% Caiño Tinto, named for the plot from which it comes, Fontecón is very much a representation of its site. Poor thin soils over granite produce a wine that is chock full of fleshy red fruits and minerally salty notes with a nose that's surprisingly rich and seductive. This whole-bunch juice is loaded with stemmy flavors of red fruits, cracked black pepper, and freshly cut herbs. Mouthfeel is very fresh, brisk, with tart fruit skin grip and predictably high coastal acidity. So pretty and light, clocking in at just below 12%. Average production of just 130 cases.
Original: $38.99
-70%$38.99
$11.70
Description
$36.99 on 6+ bottles (use code: 6saves2)
- 70% Espadeiro and 30% Caiño Tinto
- Whole Cluster fermented
- Just 130 cases of 6 packs!
*For reference, 2023/2024 not yet scored*
2022 - 92 pts Wine Advocate
The new red 2022 Fontecón comes from a plot that was replanted in 2011 with Caíño, Espadeiro and Albariño of which they used 80% Caíño Tinto and 20% Espadeiro to produce this first red blend. It is primary and fruit-driven, with herbal notes. It is from a year when the red grapes ripened thoroughly, and it still has a moderate 11.5% alcohol and a medium-bodied palate with very fine tannins. This is clearly a red from Galicia. 1,000 bottles produced.
Zárate Fontecón Tinto is a blend of 70% Espadeiro and 30% Caiño Tinto, named for the plot from which it comes, Fontecón is very much a representation of its site. Poor thin soils over granite produce a wine that is chock full of fleshy red fruits and minerally salty notes with a nose that's surprisingly rich and seductive. This whole-bunch juice is loaded with stemmy flavors of red fruits, cracked black pepper, and freshly cut herbs. Mouthfeel is very fresh, brisk, with tart fruit skin grip and predictably high coastal acidity. So pretty and light, clocking in at just below 12%. Average production of just 130 cases.
