Bodegas Fabregas Mingua Tinto 2023

Bodegas Fabregas has grown with the time and ending up in a niche of “slow wines”.

Bodegas Fabregas is a very old family business since 1883. The founder Pedro Fábregas Pajés was a captain of the ship ‘Agustina’, who made the voyage to Cuba. But he had been attracted by the wine business for a long time and ended up starting his business buying wines from farmers in Barbastro. It was the year 1883, and Bodegas Fábregas as a wine business was born.

Their winemaking is rooted in the Somontano region of Aragon. Somontano means “under the mountains” and literally sits in the foothills of the central Pyrenees Mountains. It has high diurnal temperature variation, and winds blowing from the mountains cool down the vineyards. It also has diverse soils like reddish clay or sandstone. Although not particularly fertile, the soils have good drainage and a high lime content. This terroir allows their grapes to maintain a good balance of sugar and acid.

They aim to bring out the best of the terroir’s character. They use low-temperature fermentation and aging in stainless steel tanks to bring out the grapes’ natural flavors and aromas. Some of the wines are also aged in oak barrels for greater complexity and depth of flavor. The wines made from varieties such as the Moristel grape, which has long been rooted in Somontano, Garnacha, or Syrah, are characterized by their rich fruitiness and sophisticated taste, with a harmonious balance of elegant acidity and tannins.

Bodegas Fàbregas has grown with the times over its long history, starting with bulk wine production, playing an important role as the initiation of the DO Somontano, and finally establishing its own style of “slow wine” while remaining flexible and unique. Today, their wines are highly acclaimed both in Spain and abroad and play a role in supporting the reputation of the Somontano region.