Tinto Tradicional, Fronton de Oro
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Tinto Tradicional, Fronton de Oro - 2022

Item # 29756 750 mL

From high elevation vineyards, Pedro and Antonio make elegant red wine. This wine is packed with raspberry, strawberry, black tea, lavender, and a touch of smoke. Enjoy this with grilled octopus, or with orange-glazed salmon.

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If you haven't yet dived into the world of Canary Islands wine, let this bottle be your introduction. Made from the Islands' superstar indigenous grape, Listan Negro, the Fronton de Oro Tinto is one of these rare gems that is out-there and new while being eminently drinkable. Medium bodied but juicy, with great acidity, the Tinto is loaded with warming spices, cracked black pepper, and smoky cherries. Fermentation happens in mostly old American oak (1 in 8 barrels is new), and while you can feel some tannin in the glass I don't get much extraction from the oak. A must-try for anyone who's in the middle of falling in love with wines with terroir from volcanic soils.

- JON

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Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

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