Cuevas de AROM Altas Parcelas, Calatayud, 2020, Spain - -91 RParker points, $34.95 bottle x 6
Cuevas de AROM Altas Parcelas, Calatayud, 2020, Spain - -91 RParker points, $34.95 bottle x 6
There is a huge change in the Cuevas de Arom project, as it has moved to a different region. It is now in Calatayud, looking for more precision and freshness. The red 2020 Arom is completely different from the wines I tasted before, as it's now pure Garnacha from Calatayud, from vineyards in the villages of Acered, Alarba and Atea on slate, quartzite and limestone soils. It fermented with 50% full clusters and matured exclusively in concrete. 2020 was a very rainy year in Calatayud, a year of cooler temperatures, and the wines are fluid and fresh. This is very primary and fruit driven, tasty and juicy, with fine tannins and very easy to drink.-91 point Robert Parker
About the winery.
Fernando Mora is a winegrower that has undertaken one of the most exciting projects in Spain. He is a Garnacha lover and is looking for its maximum expression. Of course always from the perspective of finesse, trying to get the softest part of this variety. Fernando is all energy. A pragmatic winemaker who loves details. Join him from his journey from a garage to producing wines that have now achieved worldwide recognition.
In the search for high altitude to achieve fresher wines and conditions that allow for more precise wine-making, Bodegas Frontonio y Bodegas San Alejandro have joined together to fulfill a common dream: to create one of the best garnachas in the world during the next 20 years.
The first wine made by Fernando Mora in his Zaragoza flat was called AROM which is his surname backwards. It represents his first symbolic step into the mysterious world of wine in 2008.
In the search for high altitude to achieve fresher wines and conditions that allow for more precice winemaking, Bodegas Frontonio y Bodegas San Alejandro have joined together to fulfill a common dream: to create one of the best garnachas in the world during the next 20 years.
The magic began from the first time we met, bringing together the freshness of Frontonio with the serenity of San Alejandro: Fernando’s speed with Yolanda Díaz’s experience.
Some of the highest and oldest vineyards of Calatayud belong to the winegrowers from Bodegas San Alejandro. Alarba, Acered and Murero are the selected areas for this project. Precambrian soils of slate and impossible slopes more than 800 metres high. This is the landscape where Garnacha old vines are planted with other grape varieties that result in unique wines.
