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 eight weeks of maceration • Racked to a single neutral foudre for 12 months of elevage • 2300 bottles produced • Certified Organic • Practicing Biodynamic (Demeter)
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2019
Country:
Spain
Region:
Aragon
Appellation:
Valdejalon
Variety:
Garnacha
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Magnum | ES-FRO-31-19M | 1/1500ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2021-11-11
"The Garnacha red 2019 La Cerqueta was produced with the grapes from the vineyard that gives the wine its name, a 1.18-hectare dry-farmed, head-pruned, 75-year-old plot at 630 meters in altitude on slate-rich soils and facing southeast. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and 100% full clusters that were foot trodden in open-top barrels and then macerated for 70 days. The wine matured in an underground cellar 17 meters deep in an oak foudre for 14 months. This is lighter, very spicy and with rectitude, chalky tannins and very good precision. 2,980 bottles were filled in September 2021."
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."
2022
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."
2022
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."
2022
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."