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100% Garnacha • sourced from the 1.18-hectare La Cerqueta planted in the 1940s on gray and blue slate at 630 meters • spontaneously fermented 100% whole-cluster in cement with eleven weeks of maceration • racked to a single neutral fudre for 12 months of elevage • Practicing Organic (in conversion) • 3800 bottles produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Spain
Region:
Aragon
Appellation:
Valdejalon
Variety:
Garnacha
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-FRO-31-22 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2024-11-21
"A subtle yet energetic red with floral aromas. The palate is substantial, with tension and firm yet polished tannins. Love the combination of drinkability and subtle structure. This comes from a single old 1.18-hectare vineyard planted on slate soils. It's a structured yet well-constructed wine that is delicious now but will surely improve with some bottle time."
Wine Advocate
Score
94+
Date
2024-11-14
"The 2022 La Cerqueta is getting more and more elegant and less earthy than the past, with more floral notes and more red fruit. The single-vineyard Garnacha is from a 75-year-old dry-farmed and head-pruned plot of 1.18 hectares at 630 meters altitude on slate soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and 100% full clusters that were foot trodden in concrete and had a long maceration of 81 days, and it matured in oak foudres. It has 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.2 and 6.1 grams of acidity but comes through as a little riper than the La Tejera that I tasted next to it. It has a medium-bodied palate with abundant, fine-grained tannins and a slight earthiness. 3,744 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2024."
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2025-11-26
"The 2022 Garnatxa La Cerqueta from Aragón originates from a vineyard with sandstone, limestone and slate soils. Aromas evoke vermouth, wildflowers, herbs, black fruit and a hint of apple skin. On the palate, stem tannins and chalky grip add texture to a fresh finish marked by herbs."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2023
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2025-11-26
"The 2023 Garnatxa La Cerqueta from Arag¢n offers a delicate profile with notes of soap, potpourri, herbs, subtle spice and red cherry. Fine reactive tannins supported by stems shape a red with character and flavor. This is a personal, terroir-driven Garnatxa with surprising expression."
2023
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2025-12-04
"There's a jump in elegance in the red 2023 La Cerqueta, which displays a beautiful bright and pale ruby color and a floral, perfumed and nuanced nose. It is super open, expressive and aromatic, with notes of wild flowers and a touch of blood orange. Yields were a lot lower this year in this vineyard, picked at the right moment. They also did a lighter maceration this year, and the palate is finer-boned and very pretty, with very elegant tannins, superb balance and a long, tasty, clean and precise finish. This is a clear step up in this single-vineyard wine. This is the best vintage so far—it's a beauty. 1,510 bottles and 33 magnums were filled in July 2023."
2023
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2025-12-05
"This has a very pleasant nose of blood, dried red berries, red cherries and touches of iodine, stones and flowers. The palate is succulent, with tight, focused, ethereal fruit. This comes from a single old 1.30-hectare vineyard. Drink now or hold."